Dear Jim, you wrote (13 Feb 2005): > Would it be possible to design a series of black box tests (using > standardized inputs and expected outputs) which would determine whether > or not a given election method satisfies the list of various criteria > that are deemed essential for an acceptable election method?
No, unfortunately. You wrote (13 Feb 2005): > The tests should reveal flaws/ shortcomings/ failed criteria in the > results produced by the election method under test. Which of the > criteria, if any, require knowledge of the internals of the counting > method used? In my opinion, the underlying heuristic and the used algorithm are not part of the proposed method. You wrote (13 Feb 2005): > Would some criteria need to be weighted (given more importance) more > than others? Which criterion is how important is, of course, a subjective question. Markus Schulze ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
