Re: [Election-Methods] A Better Version of IRV?

2008-07-11 Thread fsimmons
Forest Simmons wrote (Sun Jul 6 16:36:32 PDT 2008 ): There is a lot of momentum behind IRV.? If we cannot stop it, are there some tweaks that would make it more liveable? Someone has suggested that a candidate withdrawal option would go a long way towards ameliorating the damage. Here's

Re: [Election-Methods] A Better Version of IRV?

2008-07-11 Thread Dave Ketchum
Again, why NOT Condorcet? Its' ballot is ranking, essentially the same as IRV, except the directions better be more intelligent: Rank as many as you choose - ranking all is acceptable IF you choose. Rank as few as you choose - bullet voting is acceptable if that completes a voter's