On Wed, 6 May 1998, Saari wrote:
> In a message dated 98-05-06 03:18:53 EDT, you write:
> >Any set of "rated" ballots can be converted to ranked ballots (presuming
> >ties are allowed on the ranked ballots).
>
> I agree, and it is also clear that ranked ballots cannot be converted back to
> rated ballots. This is strong evidence that rated ballots contain more
> information.
...and ballots that contain 500 word essays about each of the candidates
contatin even more information. However, that information isn't
necessarily useful in the fairest election method.
Rob Lanphier
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http://www.eskimo.com/~robla
