On Thu, 25 Dec 2008 14:25:09 -0000 James Gilmour wrote:
Abd ul-Rahman Lomax > Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2008 5:39 PM
With a Condorcet method, the votes all count.
Yes, all the marked preferences will allow the voter's one vote to be used in
as many pair-wise comparisons as the voter wishes to
participate in.
Voter "wishes" do not matter. Voter explicit ranking does count:
No count for equal ranking, whether voter assigned equal ranking, or
ranked neither.
Count every pair with different ranks, whether one or both are ranked
by voter.
Think of it as IRV with a different method of deciding whom to
eliminate.
Condorcet does not really eliminate - it is only looking for the CW.
Looking at any pair of candidates the leader is either the CW, or on the
path to the CW. Of course a cycle is possible, so you watch out for
chasing your tail.
James
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