Re: [EM] Critique of FairVote's "approval voting" report

2011-10-15 Thread Jameson Quinn
The critique now has a number of comments in the margin, from a number of people, including responses from Rob Richie (probably the original author of the report). At the bottom, I've added my critique of the pervasive error Fairvote (Richie?) makes. Here is a copy of my critique: Strategy in Appr

Re: [EM] Pre-election polls to assist strategic voting in plurality elections

2011-10-15 Thread Richard Fobes
On 10/14/2011 6:02 PM, Eduard Hiebert wrote: Richard, thanks for the exposure but please note, the correct link is http://www.eduardhiebert.com/ereform/v123p.htm Eduard On 10/12/2011 5:25 PM, MIKE OSSIPOFF wrote: > ... then there could be website > Pluralilty-strategy calculators, to advise

Re: [EM] Poll for favorite single winner voting system with OpaVote

2011-10-15 Thread Juho Laatu
On 15.10.2011, at 23.24, MIKE OSSIPOFF wrote: > Another "Oops!". I've just realized that I posted my most recent message to > the wrong > thread. So now I'm posting it to the right thread: > . > Oops! I forgot that B voters ranked C. > . > Yes, C wins, even though C has a very low Plurality scor

[EM] Poll for favorite single winner voting system with OpaVote

2011-10-15 Thread MIKE OSSIPOFF
> MMPO isn't usually defined as a Condorcet method, though it is very nearly > one. . Ok, then, as usually defined, MMPO does what that example shows it doing. But, with an initial CW search, it does very much like PC. . >From the criteria standpoint, MMPO was attractive because it satisfied wea

[EM] Poll for favorite single winner voting system with OpaVote

2011-10-15 Thread MIKE OSSIPOFF
Another "Oops!". I've just realized that I posted my most recent message to the wrong thread. So now I'm posting it to the right thread: . Oops! I forgot that B voters ranked C. . Yes, C wins, even though C has a very low Plurality score. . But PC isn't intended to be Plurality. In fact, none o

[EM] Comments on the declaration and on a few voting systems

2011-10-15 Thread MIKE OSSIPOFF
Oops! I forgot that B voters ranked C. . Yes, C wins, even though C has a very low Plurality score. . But PC isn't intended to be Plurality. In fact, none of us want Plurality, so why should we use it for the standard for evaluating propoed replacemens for it? Plurality is not what we want.