Kevin Venzke wrote: > > Isn't that equivalent to Mike's Summed Ranks? If there are k > > candidates, then it gives each candidate k - 1 points minus the > > number of points SR gives that candidate. > > No, but it probably depends on how you treat truncation. In order > to satisfy the plurality criterion I would suggest that all > candidates in last place receive 0 points. That way, under FBC- > and plurality-satisfying Borda, you can't hurt the worse > frontrunner by raising minor candidates above him.
Ah, I see. That's a much better system, then. In fact, it's strategically equivalent to Approval. I think it's my new favorite ranked-ballot system. (Or maybe slightly better, spread out the different voted rank levels evenly over a range. For example, A=B>C>D>E=F=G>H=I would give A and B 100 points, C 75, D 50, E, F and G 25 and H and I 0.) -- Rob LeGrand, psephologist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Citizens for Approval Voting http://www.approvalvoting.org/ __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
