I would like to know if anyone have a specific problem with the following concept of cumulative preference:
An individual ballot prefers option A to option B, if: (*) Option A is mentioned at some preference, and option B is not mentioned at all, or (*) Option A is mentioned at a lower cannonical preference number than option B. [For example: 1st is a lower cannonical number than 5th, so a ballot which rated option A as its 1st preference and option B as its 5th preference would prefer option A to option B.] A set of ballots cumulatively prefers option A to option B if: * more individual ballots individually prefer option A to option B than prefer option B to option A, or * There is an option C, where A is cumulatively preferred to option C, and option C is cumulatively preferred to option B. If you disagree with this concept, please let me know -- either privately or on the list. [And: please express yourself as unambiguously as possible.] Thanks, -- Raul
