On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 19:20:15 +0200 Jobst Heitzig wrote: > Dear Dave! > > >>My second, and last, phase would be Ranked Choice, with Condorcet counting >>- really no more difficult to get the capability and define it for voters. >> >>Also approved is a complication I would drop - I see little demand, while >>anyone whose brain works this way can rank multiple candidates equally. >> > > Don't you agree that counting ranked ballots is considerably more difficult > than counting "also approved" ballots?
First, there are many possibilities that are improvements over Plurality - and thus worth some extra effort. Computers have become affordable enough to often make the extra effort trivial. BTW - the current horror stories about misuse of computers can even occur with Plurality - they need more attention to demanding quality work - just as I assume the banks see to with ATMs. Proper design takes a bit of extra effort but building and programming a zillion good computers costs little more than a zillion copies sf junk. Assuming "also approved" is synonymous with "approved", the counting is simple but, as soon as my vote can affect the result and I WANT to say: FOR A AGAINST B Vote against C interfering with A, BUT for C being preferred over B I cannot say this with approval. If "also approved" is different from "approved", the counting becomes more complex and I argue for going to Condorcet with an easy task to define the more capable ballot to voters. Recording ballots in a Condorcet array is trivial as to complexity, but monotonous enough that it should be left to computers. Interpreting Condorcet arrays is usually simple enough to do without a computer, but best left to a computer with the rules programmed in for cycles, which can happen. > > Yours, Jobst -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] people.clarityconnect.com/webpages3/davek Dave Ketchum 108 Halstead Ave, Owego, NY 13827-1708 607-687-5026 Do to no one what you would not want done to you. If you want peace, work for justice. ---- election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info