Hi, Ted S wrote: > Paul K wrote: >> I merely observe from the original ballots that >> 5 of 9 voters prefer C over A. So those are the ones >> who will be unhappy if A is elected. > > But how unhappy will they be? Only 3 of those voters > strongly disapproved A.
It's a leap to assume that ranking a candidate last implies disapproval. Or strong dispreference. Neither can be gleaned from an order of preference. (I'll go further and say sincere approval/disapproval has no meaning in single-winner elections. I see a meaning if the office being filled can remain vacant; in that case, sincere disapproval would mean the same as a preference for leaving the office vacant. But that's not a single-winner election.) --Steve ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info