Sorting People into Groups based on Votes

Question

I have a problem with finding a algorithm for sorting a dataset of people. I try to explain as detailed as possible:

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Answer 1

My algorithm would be something like this:

mainloop
 wishlevel = 1
  loop
   Distribute people into all projects according to wishlevel wish
   loop through projects, counting population
    If population exceeds maximum
     Distribute excess non-redistributed people into their wishlevel+1 projects that are under-populated
     tag distributed people as 'redistributed' to avoid moving again
    endif
   endloop
  wishlevel = wishlevel + 1
 loop until wishlevel == 3    
mainloop until no project exceeds max population

This should make several passes through the data set until everything is evened out. This algorithm may result in an endless loop if you restrict redistribution of already-redistributed people in the event that one project fills up with such people as the algorithm progresses, so you might try it without that restriction.