Re: [EM] Article on BSMB

2013-04-25 Thread Jameson Quinn
> Forum question: Speaking of that awful voting method, is there a name for > the idea of each voter getting a specific number of points (such as 100 per > voter) and then distributing those points among the choices and then > assuming that the choices with the most points are the most popular? > >

Re: [EM] Article on BSMB

2013-04-25 Thread Richard Fobes
On 4/25/2013 8:20 AM, Jonathan Denn wrote: > ... > My thoughts on the matter are that the citizen's commission choose the experts with the goal of hearing ALL sides, inside or outside the box ideas. With guidance from a diverse panel of intelligentsia. Consider that Congress is, itself, suppos

Re: [EM] Article on BSMB

2013-04-25 Thread Jonathan Denn
Hi Richard, It's always a pleasure to hear from you. Comments below... On Apr 24, 2013, at 10:46 PM, Richard Fobes wrote: > On 4/22/2013 7:30 AM, Jonathan Denn wrote: >> ... >> My conclusion to the IVN piece is likely going to be to immediately >> advocate for "Approval" voting nationwide. >

Re: [EM] Article on BSMB

2013-04-24 Thread Richard Fobes
On 4/22/2013 7:30 AM, Jonathan Denn wrote: ... My conclusion to the IVN piece is likely going to be to immediately advocate for "Approval" voting nationwide. "Nationwide" is both ambiguous and ambitious. If you express the reform that way, I'd suggest clarifying what you mean. Personally I'd

[EM] Article on BSMB

2013-04-22 Thread Jonathan Denn
Good Morning, I'm now a contributor for the Independent Voting Network website IVN. We were getting 100,000 visitors a month before the election. My column is called "a GREATER Platform." I'd like to do a piece shortly on "Would Banning Single Mark Ballots be a GREATER Solution?" Here's my fi