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Figure 5-10Sample Index Card Illustrating Rank-Order Voting ProcessStep 5: Review of the VoteDuring a break in the workshop, while other TAC business was being completed, the index cards werecollected and the priority voting was reviewed. A weighted score was assigned to each participant’sindicated improvement preferences in the following manner: the highest ranked improvement (i.e., ranked#1) would receive a score of five, the next highest would receive a score of four, and so on until the fifthrankedimprovement would receive a score of one. In cases where a participant ranked two or moreimprovements similarly, all of these improvements would be given an identical corresponding score. In thismanner, all of the participants’ listed improvements were scored and totals were tallied to identify the fivetop-ranked service improvements. The results of the vote then were recorded to provide a permanentrecord of the voting process and results. Lastly, the results were presented to the workshop participants fortheir consideration.Results of the MeetingTable 5-6 summarizes all of the service improvement ideas identified by TAC members during theworkshop, along with the results of the voting and prioritization process. The five top priorities are identifiedbelow:1. More Frequent Service (15 points)2. Improved Bus Comfort (12 points)3. More Weekend Service (10 points)4. More Aggressive and Targeted Marketing Countywide (9 points)5. Involvement and Coordination among Regional Stakeholders, Local Governments, and BusinessOwners (9 points)Tindale-Oliver & Associates, Inc.September 20105-23Pinellas Suncoast Transit AuthorityTransit Development Plan