Juho just showed another way of using time to get some efficiency without sacrifying fairness. A better example than any I could provide...
My sincere congratulations, Steph. Juho Laatu a écrit : > Hello James, > > In the pirate example one could take a step in the direction of > proportional representation and give up the original idea of single > winner elections. It is the captain that is to be elected, and there is > a tradition of having only one captain on a ship. In this situation one > could consider arranging the proportional representation in a serial > mode, not in the traditional parallel mode. What I mean is that the > community could agree (beforehand) to divide the post in time, let's > say in n consecutive terms. I'm not proposing any particular method, > nor to do this in real life (just presenting ideas popping in my head), > but this would anyway be one way of dealing with the fractioned > electorate. > > BR, Juho > > P.S. To increase proportionality one could even consider n terms of > different lengths. > > On May 27, 2005, at 13:25, James Gilmour wrote: > > > Stephane Rouillon Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 5:44 AM > >> Criterias and electoral methods hare not meant to > >> cope for a fractionated electorate. An electoral system > >> goal is to get the electorate will, whatever it is. > > > > This may be true for single-winner elections, eg city mayor, state > > governor, but fractionated electorates are the > > realities of politics in the real world. > > > > For elections to councils, assemblies and legislatures it is only one > > view of the goal of an electoral system. Those > > steeped in social choice theory believe that the purpose of a voting > > system should be to maximise representation of > > consensus among the electors. But there is a much older view: that > > the purpose of a voting system should be to maximise > > representation of the diversity among the electors. > > > > James Gilmour > > > > ---- > > Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list > > info > > > > ---- > Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info