Re: [EM] Approval-Sorted Margins(Ranking) Elimination

2007-04-17 Thread Chris Benham
Brian Olson wrote: I'm trying to understand the details of this procedure. On Apr 16, 2007, at 12:03 PM, Chris Benham wrote: My current favourite plain ranked-ballot method is "Approval- Sorted Margins(Ranking) Elimination": 1. Voters rank candidates, truncation and equal-ranking allo

Re: [EM] Approval-Sorted Margins(Ranking) Elimination

2007-04-16 Thread Brian Olson
I'm trying to understand the details of this procedure. On Apr 16, 2007, at 12:03 PM, Chris Benham wrote: > My current favourite plain ranked-ballot method is "Approval- > Sorted Margins(Ranking) Elimination": > > 1. Voters rank candidates, truncation and equal-ranking allowed. > > 2. Interpret

Re: [EM] Approval-Sorted Margins(Ranking) Elimination

2007-04-16 Thread Forest W Simmons
I would like to see how the Yee/BOlsen diagrams for this method compare with those of IRNR (Instant Runoff by Normalized Ratings), for example. Chris Benham wrote: >Hello, >My current favourite plain ranked-ballot method is "Approval-Sorted >Margins(Ranking) Elimination": > >1. Voters ra

[EM] Approval-Sorted Margins(Ranking) Elimination

2007-04-16 Thread Chris Benham
Hello, My current favourite plain ranked-ballot method is "Approval-Sorted Margins(Ranking) Elimination": 1. Voters rank candidates, truncation and equal-ranking allowed. 2. Interpreting ranking above bottom or equal-bottom as 'approval', initially order the candidates according to their app