Steve Eppley <seppley <at> alumni.caltech.edu> writes: > > Hi, > > James G-A replied to Rob B: > > Suppose instead it were winner-takes-all except when > the vote is really close: > > I've exaggerated because of the limitations of the > text font. When I say "really close" I'm thinking > about within 1%, or maybe 1/2%. > > This would make recounts less important, since they > could only change the outcome by 1 delegate or so, > assuming the initial count isn't attrocious or > fraudulent.
But recounts could still be important, you've just moved the line....what if it was a difference 0.49999% and the election hung on whether it was possibly really 0.5%? ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
