Re: [EM] On Naming and Advocacy

2006-06-23 Thread Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
At 09:31 PM 6/22/2006, Jan Kok wrote: On 6/22/06, Simmons, Forest [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If we unite with IRV supporters to enact ranked ballots, on the condition that the back end will be decided later, then we can get ranked ballots enacted, and the back end decided in a less charged

[EM] Yet Another Lottery Method

2006-06-23 Thread Simmons, Forest
This method makes use of ordinal information as well as approval information. 1. Eliminate each candidate X for which there is a candidate Y such that on each of more than half of the ballots Y is approved and X is not. 2. Use random ballot among the remaining candidates to choose the