July 17, 2006 Arizona Ballot Could Become Lottery Ticket By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD TUCSON, July 13 — To anyone who ever said, "I wouldn't vote for that bum for...
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warren_d_smi...
Jul 17, 2006 2:55 am
write letters to editors pointing out that RV would raise turnout and be real, not a stupid gimmick. ?...
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warren_d_smi...
Jul 17, 2006 4:39 pm
Davis voters to decide on new voting system for elections City Council approves advisory measure By: E. Ashley Wright Issue date: 7/17/06 Section: City News ...
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warren_d_smi...
Jul 17, 2006 4:42 pm
Davis voters to decide on new voting system for elections City Council approves advisory measure By: E. Ashley Wright Issue date: 7/17/06 Section: City News At...
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warren_d_smi...
Jul 19, 2006 4:36 pm
Clay Schentrup's lottery method was to use Condorcet (rank order ballot) voting. If a Condorcet winner exists, he wins. Otherwise, choose somebody at random...
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warren_d_smi...
Jul 20, 2006 4:36 pm
To learn more about this fascinating story, see http://www.rangevoting.org/ApisMellifera.html It took me a while to understand the bees' method. At first I...
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jankok5
Jul 21, 2006 5:22 am
From the electionwatch2006 Yahoo group. Several people whose names I don't recognise are discussing this article and IRV on that group. Notes: 1. The intent is...
July 21, 2006, 1:38PM Heinz Internet Voting System Not Working 2006 The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Embroiled in a bitter proxy battle, ketchup maker H.J....
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warren_d_smi...
Jul 22, 2006 3:33 pm
COMPLETION OF THE GIBBARD-SATTERTHWAITE VOTING IMPOSSIBILITY THEOREM ... The Gibbard-Sattherthwaite theorem said, essentially, that, in reasonable...
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gnedthegnome
Jul 25, 2006 9:29 am
In that case, vote for the Libertarian candidate. I don't remember his name but I know we have one. Gned the Gnome ... tooth-and-claw ... somewhere between...
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gnedthegnome
Jul 25, 2006 11:28 am
I'm glad I found this group, it's fascinating. I read the stuff on your main site about RV being great for single winner races but needing a variant such as...
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warren_d_smi...
Jul 25, 2006 9:45 pm
... --Hi "Gned the Gnome" (?!). Your method is interesting (if I understand it right). However, it does not achieve PR. For example, suppose half the voters...
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Jan Kok
jankok5
Jul 25, 2006 10:40 pm
... Welcome to the list! We're glad to have people who like to think about new and possibly better voting methods. And to promote their use in the real world. ...
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warren_d_smi...
Jul 25, 2006 11:26 pm
http://www.rangevoting.org/RandElect.html gives some interesting data about "random normal elections" gotten from about 1 month of computer simulation. There...
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warren_d_smi...
Jul 25, 2006 11:31 pm
... Gnaturally! And I hope you will Gwork to help increase Gnowledge to improve Gnovernments Gworldwide! (But I Gnotta Gno Gnow.) -Gwarren Psmith ("the P is...
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jankok5
Jul 26, 2006 12:03 am
... On further thought... I think people are more likely to give positive votes to their favorite candidates, than to give negative votes to challengers that...
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warren_d_smi...
Jul 26, 2006 12:21 am
Editor: If you can select to vote in either primary, why not list all the candidates and then take the top two for the final election? Why list them by party? ...
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gnedthegnome
Jul 26, 2006 1:32 am
Gned the Gnome - philosopher etc. ... From: Jan Kok To: RangeVoting@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 6:54 PM Subject: Re: [RangeVoting] Idea: NRV -...
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gnedthegnome
Jul 26, 2006 1:32 am
Thanks for your responses, see my replies below. Gned the Gnome - philosopher etc. ... From: warren_d_smith31 To: RangeVoting@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday,...
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gnedthegnome
Jul 26, 2006 1:33 am
Gned the Gnome - philosopher etc. ... From: Jan Kok To: RangeVoting@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 5:40 PM Subject: Re: [RangeVoting] Idea: NRV -...
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jankok5
Jul 26, 2006 2:56 am
... See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_election for a lot more info about primaries. It's complicated. And this topic of primaries illustrates once again...
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warren_d_smi...
Jul 26, 2006 6:34 pm
Wikipedia says Louisiana got rid of its "Cajun primary" system http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cajun_primary in 2006, and also hints it was unconstitutional (?): ...
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warren_d_smi...
Jul 27, 2006 1:17 am
Upcoming elections in the Congo have been described as the "world's most complex election." First democratic election there in 40 years. 25 million voters. 33...
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warren_d_smi...
Jul 27, 2006 2:36 pm
Electronic voting plan makes sense for county By Robert H. Warwick Contra Costa Times 21 July 2006 CONTRARY TO what Allen Michaan writes in his July 14...
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warren_d_smi...
Jul 28, 2006 1:52 am
Lopez Obrador alleges that vote totals were mis-tallied and even falsified in favor of Calderon. On Thursday, he said his campaign had found mathematical...
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Jan Kok
jankok5
Jul 28, 2006 8:45 am
I've posted an article MacKenzie's voting reform should use Range Voting http://denver.yourhub.com/Story.aspx?contentid=107610 Please go read it, and if you...
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Jan Kok
jankok5
Jul 28, 2006 9:07 pm
... Rob is correct, "the rest of the nation continues to move toward instant runoff voting." Some of us feel that "the nation continues to move toward more ...
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warren_d_smi...
Jul 29, 2006 1:33 am
It probably is somewhat better than plain plurality. (I don't have any other great praise to heap on it, though.) Reason I say that is, if you check the...
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warren_d_smi...
Jul 29, 2006 1:52 am
Fate of $25M e-voting system in Miami-Dade dangling PC-Welt 28 July 2006 Ongoing technical glitches have prompted elections officials in Florida's Miami-Dade ...
