I’m having trouble figuring out what algorithm you have in mind for drawing up the budget from the voting results. Please be more specific? For example, what happens if everyone votes to “cut” the same items, as a result of which the “cut” items do not add up to $D?
ISTM the most sensible way would be to sort items by “cut” score and add them up until you arrive at $D total, using the time the items were nominated as a tie breaker.
ISTM the most sensible way would be to sort items by “cut” score and add them up until you arrive at $D total, using the time the items were nominated as a tie breaker.