Hello All,
In an earlier mail I brought up the question what would be the best Condorcet completion method in the case that we would have the luxury of sincere votes. I would appreciate your comments on this. Possible answers could be e.g.
- one method that is best for all or most single winner elections
- one of few good methods depending on the targets of the election (different method for presidential elections and for selecting the best day for a meeting)
- any method (= anyone can be elected if there is no Condorcet winner)
- any method as long as it elects from the Smith set (Smith set is an example of a criterion that many seem to respect)
I already gave some support to seeing MinMax (margins) ("least additional votes") as one potential "sincere method" (criticism received too). I think Mike Ossipoff indicated some support to the idea that different methods could be the best choice for different elections. Any examples of a voting method that is the best in some certain environment would be welcome too. It would be interesting to understand how much "sincere methods" and "strategic methods" (i.e. methods that try to defend against strategic voting) differ from each others or if they are sometimes even the same thing.
Any opinions?
Best Regards, Juho
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