The problem with range voting and other methods that attempt to capture voter utility is that voters have no incentive not to lie by amplifying their claimed utility to the maximum extent allowed, causing the method to become approval in most cases.
If you want voters who understand the system to be more sincere, you have to provide them that incentive. Of course, there is already a small incentive because if you don't vote, you effectively cast a 0 ballot but spare yourself the trouble of voting. One can imagine more effective incentive systems. For example: * Give voters points to be spent on their ballot in each election, where unspent points carry over from election to election to be spent when the voter really cares about an issue. * Charge voters money proportional to the size of their vote. * Pay voters not to vote at all. -- Andrew ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
