James Gilmour wrote: > > I have no idea which came first, but the term "preferential voting" has > been used in Australia for many years for what is now known as "IRV" in > the USA and has long been known as the "Alternative Vote" in the UK.
I recall reading somewhere that the technically correct, if not common, usage is to have exactly two alternatives or any number of options. If so, the name 'Alternative Vote' is almost a Freudian slip. Bart ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
