[EM] approval voting and majority criterion

2004-03-19 Thread Ken Johnson
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 22:26:23 +0100 (CET) From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Kevin=20Venzke?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ... Approval is more vulnerable to bad information. The Approval/STV hybrid is notably better, I think. Kevin Venzke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kevin, I would like to understand this better. Are

[EM] More Ballots

2004-03-19 Thread Eric Gorr
I was searching through USENET looking for references to Condorcet and came across the FSCC Competition in rec.puzzles.crosswords. Apparently they run a contest where people create 5x5 crossword puzzles and then others vote on their favorites. In any case, was able to find ballots for 33 out of

Re: [EM] please read quick question about Condorcet

2004-03-19 Thread Forest Simmons
Another use that has been suggested is this: First calculate all of the pairwise matrices based on distinguishing more and more levels. Use the finest level matrix to calculate the Smith set. Eliminate the candidates not in the Smith set. Use the next matrix to calculate the Smith set of the Sm