>> FPP doesn't really work for selecting N candidates out of M.  The software
>> is very simple to use, and is available at http://stv.sourceforge.net/.
>>     
> I'll look at that but can you elude as to why it doesn't work? With
> FPP you pick the N top ranked candidates and they become your
> committee members.

I can't seem to come up with a concise argument in my head, although I
*know* the reasoning. The wikipedia artcle on it links to several good
articles though, discussing the relative benefits (and problems) with STV.