>> wds: >> Robla failed to mention that range voting *does* obey a weakened form of >>the majority-winner criterion (call it "WMW"). Specifically: >> "If a strict majority of the voters regard X as their unique favorite, >> then >> they, acting alone without regard to what the other voters do, can force >> his election." >>I don't know about you, but I personally regard WMW as a more-desirable >>critrion for >>a voting system to obey, than Anderson 1994's MW criterion.
>Chris Benham: >Are there any methods actually *fail* this criterion? Borda perhaps? --response by wds: yes, Borda fails it. So does the somewhat Borda-like method used on the Island of Nauru. So does Coombs' IRV-like voting method. Also Ken Arrow's favorite voting method (or so I heard) the Arrow-Raynaud method, fails this test. Range voting, however, passes this test. wds ---- Election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
