2007/12/3, Steve Eppley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Perhaps I failed to emphasize, when I mentioned the withdrawal option a > few days ago, that it sharply reduces the incentive to vote > strategically? A candidate strategically raised over the sincere winner > could withdraw if necessary to elect the sincere winner, and typically > would have strong incentives to do so, so why would voters bother > organizing to misrepresent their preferences? > > If it is agreed that the withdrawal option sharply reduces the voters' > incentive to vote strategically, then it makes little sense to choose a > voting method based on comparisons only of methods that don't permit > withdrawal, and then graft withdrawal onto the chosen method. It makes > more sense to include methods that permit withdrawal in the set of > methods being compared, and choose a method from this larger set. > > - Sometimes withdraw option is not applicable (e. g., referenda) - I think that effective use of CWO should be avoided, because of their possible negative perception of change of winner after elections. ________________________________ Diego Santos
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