[EM] Approval Voting in Action?

2002-02-09 Thread Anthony Simmons
Sayeth Alex Small: Subject: [EM] Approval Voting in Action? >> ALso, as for the comment of Anthony Simmons that AV is >> more natural than IRV to people accustomed to plurality, >> we also have a very strong notion of Majority Rule. >> Normally our elections pro

[EM] Approval Voting in Action?

2002-02-09 Thread Alex Small
I understand that in certain parts of Eastern Europe they have "disapproval voting," where you cross off candidates instead of approving them. Although the psychology may be different, technically it's equivalent to approval voting, except that they also allow "None of the Above" to win. (Not a ba