Hello John, On Sat, May 17, 2003 at 01:17:20AM -0700, John H. Robinson, IV wrote: > > 3. Any (non-default) option which does not defeat the default option > > by its required majority ratio is dropped from consideration. > > a. Given two options A and B, V(A,B) is the number of voters > > who prefer option A over option B. > > b. An option A defeats the default option D by a majority > > ratio N, if V(A,D) is strictly greater than N * V(D,A). > > c. If a supermajority of S:1 is required for A, its majority ratio > > is S; otherwise, its majority ratio is 1. Are you aware that even in absence of a supermajority-requirement this has a side effect similar to the point which you want to change:
If no supermajority is required the majority ratio is 1, which means that the option is dropped if V(A,D) < V(D,A)+1. So this implements a quorum of 1 in the sense of the original draft for all options. Maybe you want to address this, too? In my opinion something like 3. Any option with a supermajority requirement which does not defeat the default option by its required majority ratio is dropped from consideration. a. Given two options A and B, V(A,B) is the number of voters who prefer option A over option B. b. An option A defeats the default option D by a majority ratio N, if V(A,D) is strictly greater than N * V(D,A). c. If a supermajority of S:1 is required for A, its majority ratio is S. would make sense in the context of your amendment. Jochen -- Omm (0)-(0) http://www.mathematik.uni-kl.de/~wwwstoch/voss/index.html
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