On Dec 25, 2007, at 17:55 , Jobst Heitzig wrote: > Dear Juho! > > You wrote: > >> I could imagine a voting system that might address this issue for >> larger groups, but it isn't Range. >> >> One could have elections that take into account e.g. >> proportionality in time (that could be called one kind of >> reciprocity) (favour a republican after a democrat, favour other >> pizzas after pepperoni). > > Try D2MAC! It does precisely that in the long run :-) > > Yours, Jobst
Yes, random methods typically aim at the same target. Maybe the target can be said to be proportionality here. All single winner methods of course need not aim at proportionality. I was thinking mainly about methods where all unused quota would be inherited to the next election. Proportionality is more deterministic than with random methods. Inheritance also causes problems when compared to randomness (e.g. changes in party structure, clear changes in opinions). Juho ___________________________________________________________ The all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever you go - free your email address from your Internet provider. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info