Some more about simple sets --- 26 AB 25 BA 49 C 100 The [AB] set has a majority (of 2). A standard circular tie --- 35 ABC 34 BCA 31 CAB 100 Doing the 3 set comparisons-- 35 [AB] C 31 4 [AB] Net --- 34 [BC] A 35 A 1 Net --- 31 [CA] B 34 B 3 Net Does the 4 [AB] Net mean anything ??? However, in each of the 3 set comparisons not all of the votes (100) are involved obviously. The comparison sets could, of course, be larger with 4 or more choices- 3 versus 1, 2 versus 2 with 4 choices, etc. (with possibly even a smaller percentage of the total votes being involved). The above is yet another reason to have a simple YES/NO vote on the various choices. 35 ABC 34 BCA 31 CAB 100 How many YES votes would A, B and C be getting in real elections ??? 1st plus 2nd place votes (noting that ANY place vote may or may not be a YES vote) --- A 66 B 69 C 65 200
