DNOW: Be more specific about your suggestion for dealing with divided majority.
On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 11:35 PM, <dn...@aol.com> wrote: > Divided Majorities - Number Votes Matrix - Left Vote Shifts > > Divided Majorities > Standard divided majority problem - > > A, B and Z > > 26 ABZ > 25 BAZ > 49 Z?? > > Is A or B the lesser of evils for some Z voters ??? > > With more choices, both the majority and minority will likely be even more > divided. > --------- > Number Votes Matrix - Left Vote Shifts > > Each voter has N-1 numbered nominal *YES* votes for N choices. > > Total the YES votes for each choice. > > The votes for each loser get shifted left. > > Repeat until the number to be elected remain. > > Example - 10 candidates, elect 1 > 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 = 9 elimination rounds with vote shifts left. > Related matter - majority votes for filling number blanks. > > Example- > Percent of GDP for taxes -- > 0 to 100 percent in 1 percent units. > Each legislator/voter picks a percentage > Report the votes per percentage. > Accumulate from 100 downward to get a bare majority of the total votes. > > i.e. NO endless amendments about filling number blanks. > ---- Yes, choosing the median of all the proposed values is a good way of making a numerical choice. ...probably, unless it would have a problem that I don't know about. The public could thereby vote directly on such things as the various marginal tax-rates, for various income-brackets; and on budget priorities. Michael Ossipoff > ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info