Folks! I look at all of the posts on the combined ESF and Rangevoting discussion groups, and I see a lot of bright and passionate people with lots of great...
I'm going to centralize this thread in the ESF group on Google Groups. It's electionsciencefoundation one big word. :) I'm going to hold a score voting poll to...
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 3:59 PM, brokenladdercalendar < ... Suppose you are one of a group that has 60% of the voters in a 3-member district. If all of you...
... The issue here is that we are talking past each other :). If there are 3 candidates and you expect the results to be around D1: 31 D2: 29 R1: 28 R2: 12 and...
Raph Frank
raphfrk@...
Nov 13, 2009 7:45 pm
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Bruce, You keep failing to understand the tragedy of the commons, aka "prisoners' dilemma". You are acting as if the strategy that is best for the group is...
... Careful now! You'll scare off the libertarians, and any pro-third-party voting reform is probably going to need their help. (Actually, I guess that's a...
Seems like some make more of this vote than it deserves. What I see is: Some Yes Some No Some not voting (these could be counted because there was a known...
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 4:07 PM, brokenladdercalendar < ... In most elections (at least most partisan elections), what I as an individual want is to maximize...
Hi Warren, This is Matt from the Built on Facts blog. I've been a big fan of your proposal for a while, and I hope one day it sees implementation. There's no...
It seemed to me suspicious that Hoffman had conceded, and CNN had projected Owens as the winner, based on (apparently) only 92% of the vote in a pretty close...
... If Owens was actually sworn in, and Hoffman is found to win the vote, what would be done? Probably not much, because the Dems control the House, and "each...
There may be more to it than just that - FairVote seems to have "relationships" with voting machine companies. And they get lots of money from who knows where....
... We're on the verge of doing this. Historically we have had too little membership and interest, but I think we're upon a tipping point. We need to get...
... But there's nothing you can do to cause that. You need the OTHER voters to do what is required to cause that. But for YOU, a single individual voter, the...
... --he was. ... --well, if Owens tried to stay, there'd probably be a court fight, which'd probably last until the end of Owens' term anyhow... at which...
(Cross-post from ESF Google Group) Once we begin our Steering Committee elections (which should happen once we decide which voting method to use, which should...
* RESULTS THUS FAR * Well, first let me explain why I'm posting these. It COULD lead to tactical voting, but it also will have the "runoff" effect, that people...
I assume he means split the US into 48 parts? I ran the program with the following results: Max: 5814856 Min: 5809344 Anyway, I have uploaded the file to the...
Raph Frank
raphfrk@...
Nov 14, 2009 11:09 pm
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... Not offering cash, very tight here. But I have formed nonprofits before, it can be done very cheaply, you don't need a lawyer and you can follow the forms...
... Don't be misled. "Small number of voters" can be equivalent to "Small number of interest groups," and, more accurately, with cumulative voting and good...
... But we have questions like "which state to incorporate in", which need professional answers. ... I'm not saying the incorporating is the only expense our...
... It's true that if you all vote for one, all votes, your 60% group will only get 33% of the seats. You have, for your 60% of members, 60% of the total...
... This is a kind of interesting story (from November 12). http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20091112/BLOGS09/911129996 Be sure to read the paragraph...
... The State Board of Elections told the Clerk of the House that the results had not been certified (NY starting with this election allows overseas voters,...
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