James Green-Armytage wrote:
Eric Gorr wrote:
In a recent conversation with an IRV supporter I asked the question:
What cases would you accept as failure of IRV?
They answered:
Where the general public (or a significant fraction of it) failed to
accept the results as legitimate, or at least beyond question. The
2000 and 2004 Presidential elections are examples of failed elections.
San Franciso's election was heralded as a success.
They also believe that IRV has never failed to produce a fully satisfactory result. Can anyone provide evidence to the contrary?
This person's argument seems to address the integrity of the counting
method, rather than the virtue of the tally algorithm.
Good point...one I had not considered.
So, to make it simple, is there a case where IRV has been used (in a government election), with no doubt as to the integrity of the count, but where there has been widespread belief that the winner was a poor one?
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