CORRECTION Here is that link to my letter to the editor, again:
My Letter on IRV in UWO student govt "Voting changes for organization" http://at.mio.uwosh.edu/story.asp?issue=10925&story=2340 or: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffWI/message/116> SB --- Steve Barney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I personally wrote a resolution to replace a 2-stage > runoff with IRV, which passed the student govt of > the > University of Wisconsin Oshkosh last spring. It is > based on my study of the math. Here is a link to a > copy of it, my letter to the editor about it, and an > academic article which backs some of my claims. > > My Letter on IRV in UWO student govt > <http://at.mio.uwosh.edu/story.asp?issue=10925&story=2340> > > "OSA Assembly Resolution SA-02-001" > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffWI/message/115> > > "Analysis of voting procedures in one-seat > elections: > Condorcet efficiency and Borda efficiency" > DIMITRI VANDERCRUYSSEN (KUL)1 > March 1999 > <http://www.econ.kuleuven.ac.be/ew/admin/Publications/DPS99/Dps9911.pdf> > > > > SB > Oshkosh, WI > > PS: This message might get repeatedly posted, since > I > am having some technical problems. > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Bart > Ingles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I had intended to reply to this thoughtful but > long > essay, but haven't > > had time to go through it in detail before now. > > > > On the question of IRV vs Plurality, I would like > to > first point out > > that pure first-past-the-post is not really the > norm > for U.S. > > elections. For nonpartisan local elections, the > question should really > > be IRV vs. Runoff. And for partisan state and > federal elections, we > > generally have primary and general elections, > which > are similar in > > effect to runoffs. > > > > > > James Green-Armytage wrote on 8/3/03: > > > I am interested in knowing how everyone > here feels about this question: > > > Which is better, IRV or Plurality? > [...] ===== Richard M. Hare, 1919 - 2002, In Memoriam, http://www.petersingerlinks.com/hare.htm Did you know there is an web site where, if you click on a button, the advertisers there will donate 2 1/2 cups of food to feed hungry people in places where there is a lot of starvation? Consider making it your home page. See: http://www.thehungersite.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
