Center for Blue Democracy Random selection

Sortition Magic

Sortition Magic is a script in R for random selection of citizens’ assemblies that is based on the algorithm of simulated annealing. Instruction for how to use it is presented in the “ReadMe” file. If you need support in setting it up for your citizens’ assembly, please feel free to contact us.

For more information, see the explainer: “Why Use Simulated Annealing?” or an in-depth study published in the Journal of Sortition: “Designing the Process of Random Selection of Citizens’ Assemblies“.

Download Sortition Magic 8.6: