On Jun 5, 2004, at 6:10 PM, MIKE OSSIPOFF wrote:
Of course we've thoroughly discussed one-person-one-vote here before. I used to abbreviate it 1p1v, but opov is easier, and so I'll call say "opov" for "one-person-one-vote".
nitpicking: easier for you maybe. 1p1v is easier to read. "opov" sounds like a Russian name. :-P
Anyone can take the name of a pre-existing standard, and write a new meaning for it, and then use that new standard with an old name to judge methods by.
We all agree that opov means that all the voters have the same ways of voting available to them, and that, for any particular way of voting, their votes are counted in the same way.
Speaking of "write a new meaning", I challenge that "we all agree" statement. In a recent comment of mine, I claimed that "equal opportunity to vote" is not the same as "equal voting power". You are expressing "equal opportunity to vote" but I think I've seen more usage of 1p1v as "equal voting power".
Brian Olson http://bolson.org/
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