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Does the IRV process retain the spoiler effect?
by: Tom Ruen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Does the IRV process retain the spoiler effect?
Short answer: It doesn't have to - if we do it right! (Stay tuned!)
Let me offer a short story.
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Edward Schaefer wrote:
"Although I like the idea of the instant-runoff, I must question the
rule of eliminating the person with the fewest first-choice votes."
Dear Edward,
I can accept the elimination of the lowest candidate, but I
Greetings EM List,
The following letter belongs on this list, lots of numbers, examples,
and other EM type good stuff.
Don
Forwarded Letter ---
From: "Edward Schaefer" ems57@
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000
Subject: On determining who gets eliminated
Although I like
Donald: Bart is at the door. (Voltaire: Must we answer?) Yes, we must, for
he is carrying chinks in his armor thru which we can advance Instant Runoff
Voting(IRV).
[enter Bart]
Bart: But Donald, IRV _is_ a Bottom Method.
Donald: Please Bart, I coined the term Bottom Method, you will need
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Greetings List,
In this drive for Instant Runoff Voting(IRV), you should be aware
that there are about twenty or thirty other methods, the so called
alternative methods. Every once in awhile a member of the IRV movement will
MikeO wrote:
Janet didn't ask for a definition of IRV. She asked for other briefly-
defined methods. So our IRV spammer posts 7 definitions of Instant
Runoff.
Rob L., I didn't want to bother you about this, [THEN DON'T]
but can you please do something about that spammer?
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The following post is fitting for this list, or at least for MikeO.
Forwarded Post
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2000 19:37:47 -0800
From: Misha [address omitted to prevent hate mail from Mike}
Subject: Re: Where Do We Draw The Line?
To: SANET[censored]
Howdy,
Forwarded Letter
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: "Tom Ruen" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 03:07:55 -0600
Subject: [instantrunoff] What must a IRV ballot ranking look like?
Hello IRV supporters,
I held an email election with 30 friends. We voted on a list of 24
Greetings Janet,
I have collected a number of definitions given recently in posts from
different lists.
Maybe you can find something that you can use.
Regards, Donald
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http://www.igc.org/cvd/irv/vermont/index.html Instant-Runoff
ld vote by IRV, with a majority of Electoral
Votes required to elect the President.
-- Casey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Casey Peters" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "Instant Runoff Voting supporter" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED],
"Instant Runof
Greetings,
If we were to have an election and the leading candidate does not
receive a majority, no one has the right to declare him the winner. No,
because most of the voters wanted someone else. So, we need a solution.
Do you believe that one solution would be to have a runoff
Forwarded Letter
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: "David Cobb" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 16:27:30 -0600
Subject: [instantrunoff] Houston column on IRV
Folks,
Although it's not exactly what I would have written, below is the published
op-ed piece on IRV
Greetings,
Within the last few days I may have sent to you a post titled:
"Do the Math on any Electoral College amendment."
I now see that I merely assumed an important step. To make sure there
is no misunderstanding, at this time I would like to make that step very
clear.
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