Bart wrote: > None of the other methods mentioned here (except plurality) is > consistent (although IRV would obviously fail more often). No Condorcet method is consistent. Are there any consistent ranked-ballot methods besides Borda? In particular, is either Bucklin or Coombs consistent? By the way, whatever became of the "wrong number of winners" thing Craig was talking about? Was it established that he meant that a Condorcet winner doesn't always exist? If so, is he aware of the excellent Condorcet-compliant methods that always pick one winner (perhaps with a tiebreaker)? Also, Craig, if you're still reading the list, I'd like to hear your thoughts on the IFPP example I gave in http://groups.yahoo.com/group/election-methods-list/message/8046 . (Thanks to Markus for the further insights.) Can IFPP's monotonicity be proved for an arbitrary number of candidates? ===== Rob LeGrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.aggies.org/honky98/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts & NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger http://im.yahoo.com
