Re: Write in votes

1998-05-10 Thread Hugh Tobin
Saari wrote: > > > > > >If "do nothing" is a write-in option, there's no committee involved. > > Yes, but "write-in" votes are only really possible in a "vote your top choice" > method (which has other clear flaws such as the vote-splitting problem). > > I do not believe it is possible to incl

Re: Write in votes

1998-05-10 Thread DEMOREP1
Mr. Saari wrote: I do not believe it is possible to include write-in votes in any ranked voting scheme - because there is no data whatsoever regarding that particular write- in candidate on the OTHER ballots, so the tallying method is not definable. (Is this true? Perhaps not?) D- single office

Re: Exaggerated opinions

1998-05-10 Thread Saari
In a message dated 98-05-08 03:48:26 EDT, you write: >> I agree, and it is also clear that ranked ballots cannot be converted back >to >> rated ballots. This is strong evidence that rated ballots contain more >> information. > >...and ballots that contain 500 word essays about each of the candid

Re: Write in votes

1998-05-10 Thread Saari
In a message dated 98-05-08 03:51:40 EDT, you write: > >If "do nothing" is a write-in option, there's no committee involved. Yes, but "write-in" votes are only really possible in a "vote your top choice" method (which has other clear flaws such as the vote-splitting problem). I do not believe i