Re: [EM] Generalized symmetric ballot completion

2011-05-30 Thread Peter Zbornik
Juho, summarize my argument concerning generalized ballot and generalized ballot completion and in the end of this email I suggest a new single-member Condorcet election system. Nomenclature: I think that null-candidate (marked X) is a fitting name for voting for not filling a seat. The other

[EM] List of acceptable methods (and some wiki questions)

2011-05-30 Thread Andy Jennings
On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 5:53 PM, fsimm...@pcc.edu wrote: From simplest to less simple but still simple enough: 1. Asset Voting 2. Approval 3. DYN 4. MCA 5. The Bucklin Variant of Venzke and Benham Forrest, Can you remind me what the Bucklin Variant of Venzke and Benham is? If it's that

Re: [EM] Statement by this list (was Remember toby Nixon)

2011-05-30 Thread Jameson Quinn
OK, it seems that there are no objections to using this list to organize a statement. I think this would explain the connection to this list, but explicitly disclaim being an official position of any persons or organizations besides its signatories. Here's the general points I'd like it to make:

Re: [EM] Remember toby

2011-05-30 Thread Jameson Quinn
2011/5/30 Kathy Dopp kathy.d...@gmail.com Date: Sun, 29 May 2011 23:41:47 +0100 (BST) From: Kevin Venzke step...@yahoo.fr To: election-meth...@electorama.com Subject: Re: [EM] Remember toby KD Kevin, Could you please explain in fairly simple terms how Condorcet/Approval works?

Re: [EM] Statement by this list (was Remember toby Nixon)

2011-05-30 Thread Dave Ketchum
On May 30, 2011, at 1:21 PM, Jameson Quinn wrote: OK, it seems that there are no objections to using this list to organize a statement. I think this would explain the connection to this list, but explicitly disclaim being an official position of any persons or organizations besides its

Re: [EM] Generalized symmetric ballot completion

2011-05-30 Thread Juho Laatu
On 30.5.2011, at 18.41, Peter Zbornik wrote: Juho, summarize my argument concerning generalized ballot and generalized ballot completion and in the end of this email I suggest a new single-member Condorcet election system. Nomenclature: I think that null-candidate (marked X) is a

Re: [EM] Remember toby

2011-05-30 Thread Kevin Venzke
Hi Kathy, --- En date de : Lun 30.5.11, Kathy Dopp kathy.d...@gmail.com a écrit : Thanks Kevin,  I like the simplicity of that plan -- Condorcet/Approval. Have you thought about only counting the first two rank ballot choices of voters if the Approval step becomes necessary due to a

Re: [EM] Remember toby JQ

2011-05-30 Thread Kevin Venzke
Hi Jameson, --- En date de : Lun 30.5.11, Jameson Quinn jameson.qu...@gmail.com a écrit : If ballot design considerations limited the number of ranks available for Condorcet/Approval, one could still use equal ranking to approve an unlimited number of candidates. I agree that an explicit