Rob Lanphier wrote:
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> I think a generally useful definition of "super-majority" in
> multi-candidate race is the pairwise winner with approval of the required
> super-majority. Approval on a ranked ballot could be expressed as a line,
> all above which are considered approved, and all below w
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> In my previous post I comment on the possibility of co
In my previous post I comment on the possibility of combining some
sort of super-majority requirement with various single-winner methods.
At one point I mention that I assume that a qualifying super-majority
should always have a greater margin of victory than a normal majority.
It isn't obvious,
