[EM] Dave Ketchum reply, part 3

2002-07-02 Thread MIKE OSSIPOFF
I'd said: >Doesn't every county have an at-large board of supervisors? In >that case, each county has provision for accepting & counting votes >for several candidates per ballot. Dave replied: WRONG, TWICE: [...] Yes, though I knew that boards of supervisors are usually elected the same wa

Re: [EM] Dave Ketchum reply, part 1

2002-07-02 Thread Forest Simmons
On Sat, 29 Jun 2002, MIKE OSSIPOFF wrote: > Dave continued: > > - after you tell me I can select more than one, I have to decipher > how many is a reasonable selection in each case. > > I reply: > > I remind you that you also have to do that now, with Plurality. > With Approval, a good strategy

RE: [EM] Cyclic Ambiguities = misinformed voters? (was: The True Majority Ghost)

2002-07-02 Thread Tarr, Adam
> Adam- > > I like your geometric proof. However, I'm rusty on > geometry. For a given triangle, will the perpendicular > bisectors of its 3 sides always meet at a single point? Yes. > Also, when working in issue space, I assume you're > measuring the distance between two points (x1, y1) a