[An interesting article on Iowa's electronic voting trial and electronic voting in general. The reporter emphasized my negative quotes more than I would have...
DEMOREP1@...
Nov 2, 1999 11:16 pm
4666
Dear Donald, ... Of course, there are many ways to solve this problem. One way would be to calculate a Condorcet ranking for every candidate and to eliminate...
Markus Schulze
schulze@...
Nov 3, 1999 12:37 pm
4668
I'd be curious for a US subscriber to give their opinion on how accurate this is ... Tom Christopher Hitchens "Our Rigged Elections" The Nation, November 15,...
Tom Round
T.Round@...
Nov 4, 1999 10:05 am
4670
I think there was a fair amount of "poetic license" used. Something to rail about, I guess. The idea that Pat (loose cannon) Buchanan is well known as...
Bart Ingles
bartman@...
Nov 4, 1999 5:24 pm
4672
... From: "Nat Lerner" <nl0916@...> To: <donald@...> Subject: Fw: Seeking the best of all PR systems: GSTV, STV+,STV(+), STV(x2) and GSTV(LB) ...
Donald E Davison
donald@...
Nov 6, 1999 10:56 am
4674
... From: "Will Arnold" <warnold@...> Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 10:36:00 -0700 Subject: RE: political change A few years ago I heard someone on...
Donald E Davison
donald@...
Nov 6, 1999 12:08 pm
4676
Which minority rule gang will prevail in Gerrymander Wars 2000 -- the D's or the R's ??? Folks may wish to try to get the Washington Times to mention ...
DEMOREP1@...
Nov 6, 1999 4:21 pm
4678
Note the standard manipulation of the question. Namely, the failure to divide the question into 2 or more questions-- such as-- Shall the monarch of the U.K....
DEMOREP1@...
Nov 7, 1999 2:31 am
4680
Initiative Submitted to Legalize Elections on the Internet in California SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Internet Voting Initiative...
DEMOREP1@...
Nov 9, 1999 6:36 am
4682
Internet Voting To Be Tested in 2000 Election By Karen Pierog .c Reuters CHICAGO (Nov. 4) - Next year's U.S. presidential election may provide an opportunity...
DEMOREP1@...
Nov 10, 1999 8:24 am
4684
I never feel secure these days, but tell you what, if you do believe in a higher being, then you've got that higher being to thank for the fact that Droop is...
David Catchpole
s349436@...
Nov 12, 1999 2:10 am
4686
Well, there's not much one can do about splitting the agenda into smaller parts in the referendum which will lead definitely to a constitutional change. What...
David Catchpole
s349436@...
Nov 12, 1999 6:12 am
4688
Greetings, The following is an example of a 48% group electing a majority of the Droop members. * 100 members are to be elected in 25 districts - 4 member...
Donald E Davison
donald@...
Nov 14, 1999 8:42 pm
4690
I get different results; am I misapplying the quotas? For a four-seat district with 1000 voters voting 600:400, I have both factions receiving two seats each...
Bart Ingles
bartman@...
Nov 15, 1999 12:06 am
4692
Mr. Davidson wrote-- * 100 members are to be elected in 25 districts - 4 member districts. * 1000 voters per district - 25,000 total votes in election. * Droop...
DEMOREP1@...
Nov 15, 1999 12:29 am
4694
Errata -- 6,030 + 6,030 = 12,060 = 48.24 percent of 25,000 and 12,060 x 100 seats /25,000 = 48.24 seats...
DEMOREP1@...
Nov 15, 1999 1:46 am
4696
That's Droop with the addition of districts- remember that Hare can do the same! My request is for you to find an example for Droop with only one undivided...
David Catchpole
s349436@...
Nov 15, 1999 6:46 am
4698
The Droop ratio approaches the Hare ratio with an increasing number of seats----- S= Number of Seats, D/H = Droop/Hare ratio (as a percentage) S D/H (each...
DEMOREP1@...
Nov 15, 1999 8:52 pm
4700
To: elections-reform@... From: List Owner <seppley@...> Subject: [ER] The elections-reform maillist has moved. Date: Mon, 08 Nov 1999...
Donald E Davison
donald@...
Nov 16, 1999 1:09 am
4702
D- Back to Mr. Davidson's example -- * 100 members are to be elected in 25 districts - 4 member districts. * 1000 voters per district - 25,000 total votes in...
DEMOREP1@...
Nov 16, 1999 1:42 am
4704
Greetings, On 11/03/99 Markus Schulze wrote: "I am surprised about the sudden change of your opinion about STV. A few days ago you were an enthusiastic...
Donald E Davison
donald@...
Nov 16, 1999 11:11 am
4706
In case folks have not guessed-- Droop fails with multi-member districts because a Droop quota is wasted in each district. That is, N districts = N wasted...
DEMOREP1@...
Nov 16, 1999 7:54 pm
4708
Greetings, 11/17/99 On 11/10/99, Richard Lung wrote about the role of the Droop quota in electing the `Most Preferred Candidates'...
Donald E Davison
donald@...
Nov 17, 1999 7:06 am
4710
... Tankyou. ... Is (S+2)(T+S+1)/2(S+1)<T/2 ? (S+2)(T+S+1)<T(S+1) ? ST+2T+S^2+2S+S+2<TS+T ? T+S^2+2S+S<0 ? Obviously not, as everything on the left hand side...
David Catchpole
s349436@...
Nov 18, 1999 1:19 am
4712
Hey guys- here's two types of single-winner no-splitting rule. They attempt to disallow additional candidates splitting the vote and disadvantaging their...
David Catchpole
s349436@...
Nov 18, 1999 1:43 am
4714
... Whereas for a Hare district roughly N(3n-1)/2n(n+1) of the total voting population have their votes wasted...(more further down) ... Same result- even more...
David Catchpole
s349436@...
Nov 18, 1999 3:06 am
4716
s349436@... wrote- Is (S+2)(T+S+1)/2(S+1)<T/2 ? ... D- s349436 is good to raise the question. It has been very many years since I have done...
DEMOREP1@...
Nov 18, 1999 5:55 am
4718
Greetings, 11/18/99 I believe political parties are a mutation of the representative system of government, but I also believe...
Donald E Davison
donald@...
Nov 18, 1999 10:17 am
4720
Abstract: the wording of the extended multiwinner version of Mr Catchpole's (approx.) 18 November 1999 rule 2 is analysed and it is shown to have probable...
Craig Carey
research@...
Nov 18, 1999 1:36 pm
4722
Greetings, 11/19/99 During any `Droop War' I have always tried to present my side of the issue based on logic, fainess, honesty,...
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