Chris, --- Chris Benham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit : > That of course should have been: > The "pairwise version" says that X must not win if there are more > voters that rank Y above all the other candidates than there are voters > that rank X over *any* candidate.
I should say first of all that I didn't realize you *were* describing a pairwise version, which is why I responded as though you were paraphrasing Woodall. I'm really not sure what "rank Y above all the other candidates" means if not first preferences, though. > Kevin, > I'm a bit confused by your response. > > >the "pairwise" > >version can't refer to first preferences or "any" preferences. It just says > >that if the greatest number of votes against X in some contest exceeds the > >greatest number for X in some contest, then X mustn't win. > > > Shouldn't the second of your three "X"s be a Y? Otherwise, in the > 49A, 24B, 27C>B example both A and C would be barred by it. The "pairwise" version that I know of doesn't use a Y, and both A and C are actually barred by it. This criterion is probably known by a different name... Kevin Venzke _____________________________________________________________________________ Découvrez le nouveau Yahoo! Mail : 1 Go d'espace de stockage pour vos mails, photos et vidéos ! Créez votre Yahoo! Mail sur http://fr.mail.yahoo.com ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info