Nope. The idea is simply to take someone's grades and translate them into a ranked ordering. So if I give Joe an A, Bob and Sally B's, and Frank a D, my ballot becomes:
I am beginning to like this idea myself. One could extend the grades allowed a bit, without leaving what would be well understood by the voters with including the +, - grades as well.
This gives 14 possible bins (A+ A A-, ... , D+ D D-, F, E) in which to place candidates, which should be more then enough.
Using this method solves the most troublesome user interface issues.
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