Forest wrote in part- Use a Proportional Representation method in each round of a runoff to see which subset of candidates survives to the next round.
The motivation for this idea is elimination of primaries. ---- D- Head to head for the single winner case is the limiting case of the multiple winners case --- ALL combinations of Test Winners versus Test Loser (Other choices deemed Other Test Losers) Votes from Other Test Losers go to a Test Winner or Test Loser. If a Test Winner wins in all of his/her combinations, then he/she is a p.r. Condorcet Winner. Standard problem -- circular ties are possible (i.e. not enough p.r. Condorcet winners). A tiebreaker will generally be needed. General tables-- 1. YES (desired, compromise) / NO (unacceptable) table (with possible 100 to 0 percentage scale votes) 2. Head to head table (the above) 3. Place votes table Note -- because of the mere existance of such 3 types of tables there are various methods (with their various possible defects). A simple multiple runoff method (with lots of time) might be just repeatedly vote NO on 1 choice (or remaining choice) --- plurality NO eliminations. Choices with small support and clones would be eliminated sooner or later.
