Stephane, I have some difficulty understanding your method. It looks like you repeatedly find the RP(wv) ranking and assign the last-ranked candidate a score based on approval (in a way that I didn't totally understand). Then you disregard this candidate when redetermining the ranking. So that somehow, which candidates are still being considered in the ranking affects your approval-based score. If this is basically right then I'd guess the method is at least not monotonic.
What is your answer to Chris' question about the resolution of this scenario? : > 49: A | > C > 48: B | > C > 03: C | > B He thinks your method elects A. While I can understand why this kind of method could elect A, it seems alarming to me that it collects the "disapproved" rankings, which not only seem unused, but also draw attention to the method's failure of criteria. I imagine it would undermine the perceived legitimacy of the winner. Kevin Venzke _____________________________________________________________________________ Ne gardez plus qu'une seule adresse mail ! Copiez vos mails vers Yahoo! Mail http://mail.yahoo.fr ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info