On Thu, 20 May 2004, Chris Benham wrote: > Brian Olsen (same day): > > >So, is it a problem to instruct a voter in the usage of a ballot? > >"Choose One" > >"Mark all choices you find to be acceptable." > > > Why should voters, in a pure rankings method, only rank candidates that > they consider "deserve" ranking, > or that they "find acceptable"? Why this insistence on confusing > rankings with ratings?
Perhaps I was unclear, I had several parallel lists going. "Choose One" -- instructions for a plurality ballot "... acceptable" -- instructions for an acceptance ballot also with instructions for ranked or rated ballots. I wasn't (in that post) advocating preferences of the ballots and methods, but trying to demonstrate that they're all feasible. Brian Olson http://bolson.org/ ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info