Dear Forest, > Here's a strategy free method that will work in certain situations: > > The main requirement is that there has to be an incumbent or status quo > option. > > The voters indicate which candidates they prefer over the status quo. If > the status quo is the Condorcet Winner (i.e. no alternative is preferred > over the status quo) then the incumbent/status quo stays in for another > term of office. Otherwise, the candidate that is preferred over the > status quo by the greatest number of voters is elected.
Example: A:B = 60:40 B:C = 60:40 C:A = 60:40 D:A = 55:45 D:B = 55:45 D:C = 55:45 Suppose that candidate A is the incumbent. Then this election method would choose candidate C and therefore violate the Condorcet criterion. Markus Schulze _______________________________________________ Election-methods mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.electorama.com/listinfo.cgi/election-methods-electorama.com
