Demorep wrote:
>I again suggest that new EM folks (aka newbies) be given info and directed
>to look at certain web pages so that the same old election math 101
>questions do NOT have to be answered again and again by EM senior citizens.
http://meta.wikipedia.com/wiki.phtml?title=Electoral_ref
In a message dated 4/25/02 2:54:38 PM, Alex wrote:
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D- There are various methods --- a main subject of this list --- especially
if there is NO Condorcet (Head to Head) winner in a single office case.
Plurality only uses the first place votes -- and is thus obviously highly
defective.
A
the term "number voting" in a context
suggesting it's a specific method, rather than a family of methods. I am
well aware that there is more than one way to run an election given info on
voter preferences.
Alex
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How do you pick a winner after compiling the table of how many first,
second, third, etc. votes each candidate got?
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In a message dated 4/24/02 11:28:58 PM, Alex wrote:
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D- Number your choices 1, 2, etc -- used in Condorcet and other methods.
Place Votes Table (resulting from Number Voting)
1 2 3 etc.
AA1 A2A3 etc.
BB1 B2B3etc.
CC1 C2C3
Each folk can go to his/her own restaurant. Who needs a group ???
Vote YES or NO on each choice.
The most YES votes wins (for those who want to eat together).
Of course, *real* elections for public government officers are a whole lot
more serious --- see your daily media about the war in Afgh
My dad used to call numbers like 983 "cannibal numbers" (nine ate three).
Suppose a NINE member club (like the supreme court) has to decide where to
EAT, and there are exactly THREE restaurants to choose from.
How should they make this decision?
I'll give one suggestion at which you can take po
http://www.fairvote.org/administration/cambridge.htm
With such software the ancient plurality/ minority rule regimes should be
deader than a proverbial doorknob ---but, of course, such regimes will fight
to the finish to stay in power.
In view of the Santa Clara County, CA vote to permit number voting, does
anyone know if there are Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) voting machines
that right now have software programs to have number voting for candidates ?
