On 9.7.2011, at 22.23, fsimm...@pcc.edu wrote: > Here's an idea. > > First pick a party (with full knowledge who the candidates are in each party). > > Then hold an open "primary" to pick the winning candidate from the winning > party.
This sounds like a two-phase single winner election. The first used single-winner method should maybe be such that it elects major parties only (i.e. no "weak" compromise parties). I'm not sure the short description yet guarantees a two-party rule. The idea of ordering a "late primary" is an interesting approach to allowing multiple candidates for each party but still keeping the method simple (two election days probably needed but otherwise nice and clear). Juho ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
