Ted, You wrote (Tue.Apr.5): "I think Approval Sorted Margins is the best alternative to DMC from an anti-strategic standpoint. Note that no change would be required in the ballot to switch from DMC to ASM, and it uses the same pairwise array with total approval on the diagonal. I have yet to see a case in which ASM gives a different result than James' AWP or Chris Benham's AM. I would prefer to see ASM reduced to a much more concise form before considering it as a first public proposal, but it could be proposed as a more secure alternative after the DMC ballot is adopted."
ASM is definitely equivalent to Approval Margins (AM) when there are no more than three candidates in the top cycle, and at least very similar when there are more. Two examples of AWP giving a different result from AM have been posted recently. In both of them, AWP elected the least approved candidate. Both were composed by James G-A to advertise his method. This is his most recent: 26: B>>D>K 22: B>>K>D 19: D>K>>B 6: D>>K>B 22: K>D>>B 5: K>>B>D B>D>K>B Approvals: B48, D47, K46. AM/ASM elect B. Chris Benham Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
