Kevin Venzke wrote: > This seems like a new interpretation. I believe both this > interpretation and > ERB(fractional) satisfy monotonicity, since in neither method > can raising > a candidate cause any other candidate to get their votes earlier.
Actually, this is the only interpetation I've ever seen in any other ordered-list context. The "top 40" pop songs, "top 25 sports teams", or order of finish in contests always picks up the count as if there were no prior ties. For instance, the recently concluded College World Series final results are: 1. Texas 2. Florida 3. Arizona State 4. Baylor 5. Nebraska 5. Tulane 7. Oregon State 7. Tennessee ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
