5 Choice example for executive and judicial elections (each has a YES majority) -- 22 A B C D E 21 B C D E A 20 C D E A B 19 D E A B C 18 E A B C D Circular...
DEMOREP1@...
Nov 1, 1998 11:36 pm
1901
... Ouch. Do you think there would be more of an advantage to this list if we had some journal-style arm which would incorporate whole articles and be ...
David Catchpole
s349436@...
Nov 2, 1998 3:14 am
1903
I just know that this thread is going to start marginalising one little antipodean socialist pretty soon. Oh well; American politics is so self-assured of its...
David Catchpole
s349436@...
Nov 2, 1998 3:51 am
1905
On the note of growing division within socialist parties with respect to electoral systems; two focii to concentrate on in the near future will be Australia...
David Catchpole
s349436@...
Nov 2, 1998 4:09 am
1907
... "Void" is the correct term in electoral law....
David Catchpole
s349436@...
Nov 2, 1998 4:11 am
1909
Labour's hypocrisy is astounding. So much for liberal open thought. Labour betrays electoral reform. I don't even see the supplemental vote being discussed...
Daniel Davis
cicero13@...
Nov 2, 1998 4:56 am
1911
... It wouldn't be open discussion then. Open discussion is the advantage that these lists have over the academic journals ... My arguments have been...
Mike Ositoff
ntk@...
Nov 2, 1998 7:27 am
1913
The Report of the Independent Commission on the Voting System Recommendations and Conclusions 1. The Commission’s central recommendation is that the best...
Daniel Davis
cicero13@...
Nov 2, 1998 9:42 am
1915
Greetings, Doug Porter commented on my proposed two cycle election plan. My reply to him follows. Donald: * The un-elected candidates from all the districts...
New Democracy
donald@...
Nov 2, 1998 9:58 am
1917
... Example: 2 voters with rankings ABC, CBA. I would say B was a reasonable compromise. Presumably you would insist on a draw. ... Sorry, but apparently I...
David Marsay
djmarsay@...
Nov 2, 1998 1:56 pm
1919
... If we have a tie between ABCD and DCBA it is likely that we have a small electorate and will get a tie between A and D in the runoff. The runoff only...
Charles Fiterman
cef@...
Nov 2, 1998 3:10 pm
1921
... In discussing Democratic process it is vital to discuss it where it does marginally or even badly as well as where it does well. Times change and a country...
Charles Fiterman
cef@...
Nov 2, 1998 3:19 pm
1923
In Illinois the major parties only need to get 5,000 signatures on their petitions to get on the ballot while minor parties need 25,000 this is a major...
Charles Fiterman
cef@...
Nov 2, 1998 3:32 pm
1925
Mosely - hyphen - braun is an embarrassment to african americans and to womyn. Vote her out. How she beat Alan Dixon in the '92 primary I never shall know. ...
Daniel Davis
cicero13@...
Nov 2, 1998 3:48 pm
1927
Charles Fiterman
cef@...
Nov 2, 1998 4:28 pm
1929
... I tend to hope most voters aren't members of violent movements. ... If you really believe that not even 2nd preferences are meaningful, how can you favor...
Blake Cretney
bcretney@...
Nov 2, 1998 11:31 pm
1931
I don't think it's megalomania when people discuss the problems in their own country. What other country's problems does a person know about well? The U.S. has...
Mike Ositoff
ntk@...
Nov 3, 1998 9:00 am
1933
It's interesting to note that the British commission recommending on electoral reform recommended against IRO (AV) by itself. Regrettably that information...
Mike Ositoff
ntk@...
Nov 3, 1998 9:10 am
1935
... Of course, the report was talking about parliamentary elections. The Santa Clara measure is about single-seat elections. ... If I understand the situation...
Bart Ingles
bartman@...
Nov 3, 1998 10:01 am
1937
Jenkins' Commission said: Conclusion on STV Generally 107. Apart from some inherent disadvantages – but no electoral system, including particularly FPTP, is ...
Daniel Davis
cicero13@...
Nov 3, 1998 10:39 am
1939
I didn't know that Santa Clara had a four party (counting the nationalists) system. The jenkins report is for an entire kingdoms of 4 provinces with many...
Daniel Davis
cicero13@...
Nov 3, 1998 10:42 am
1941
... I don't know what the actual reasoning was, but I think that you may be right. UK Demographics mean that Conservatives candidates are more likely to...
David Marsay
djmarsay@...
Nov 3, 1998 2:13 pm
1943
... I wonder what's in the attached note? Could it be that with the second (top-up) vote there is not as much need to replace FPP? Bart...
Bart Ingles
bartman@...
Nov 3, 1998 5:07 pm
1945
I don't know, whether somebody already said this. Thus, I want to say this again: The complete Jenkins Commission report can be downloaded at ...
Markus Schulze
schulze@...
Nov 3, 1998 9:23 pm
1947
... If that isn't a criterion, perhaps it should be. ... I am having trouble defining the 1st Choice Criterion in a rigorous way based on your statement. Here...
Blake Cretney
bcretney@...
Nov 3, 1998 10:05 pm
1949
I thought it was a good idea to fully describe the method I advocate, to avoid having to defend a vaguely defined group of methods called Margins or...
Blake Cretney
bcretney@...
Nov 3, 1998 10:14 pm
1951
... Blake ... There is an apparent conflict between my belief that on average preferences towards the end of the ballot are less meaningful, and my support of...
Blake Cretney
bcretney@...
Nov 3, 1998 10:20 pm
1953
... This has only happened because there is a tie in the sense of exactly equal support for both factions. Obviously, reverse-consistency can not hold in a...
Blake Cretney
bcretney@...
Nov 3, 1998 10:27 pm
1955
This is my example of Schulze violating monotonicity. It's a little different than the normal examples, because the lower ranking change does not ensure the...
Blake Cretney
bcretney@...
Nov 3, 1998 10:28 pm
1957
... Open discussion could still occur on the list- but there would be huge advantage to having an organised source of information and discussion about voting...
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