We say "rcv", claiming that the IRV backers have done well in promoting "almost" what we want to sell - we are basically agreed on ballots, but go our own ways on counting votes.
We can brag that in most races simply counting the votes gives us a clear winner. Then we get to cycles, and have no end of arguments as to how to respond. To restart that debate I offer: Write-ins have to be handle able, for any race in which they are permitted (this is simply a demand that the arrays have to tolerate attending to write-ins whenever they discover existence of such). Resolution has to start with the full district array, without going back toward ballot data. Resolution has to be defend able as a reasonable response to the nature of the cycle. This is the tricky part. Resolution has to be simple and understandable. Learn a bit: CONDORCET'S METHOD of rank-balloting by Mike Ossipoff http://www.barnsdle.demon.co.uk/vote/condor2.html Examples For CONDORCET'S METHOD by Mike Ossipoff http://www.barnsdle.demon.co.uk/vote/conexp.htm What next? DWK On Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:52:29 -0800 rob brown wrote: > On Dec 30, 2007 3:57 PM, Kevin Venzke <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: ... > > If I had my way, all the condorcet advocates would hold a vote, and then > all get behind the method that wins. Well, let's say the first one that > is a condorcet winner. > ... > > It is my opinion that all condorcet methods are imperfect, but that > plurality is so much worse, and so much more used, that a better use of > my own time is debating condorcet vs. plurality rather than condorcet > vs. condorcet. > > If I have to debate against the range people, so be it, but that is > mostly because because I think the effect of the range advocates is > actually to keep the status quo. ... -- [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