Josh wrote:
My idea is we vote on the best election method. We first vote on what voting method we use to to count the results of our vote to choose the best election method. To find out which method we use to count the resulsts of our vote to find the best method of counting the votes for our vote to find the best voting method, we hold a vote. We can continue like this for hours, but, I'm sure we all have better things to do. I reply: I agree that voting on how to vote on how to vote on how to vote on what voting system we prefer wouldn't be the best approach. But we've voted on voting systems recently--I believe it was last summer. You'll find it in the archives. To avoid the infinite regress you descussed, we used "Voter's Choice", a procedure by which each voter can get the benefit of whatever voting system he considers the best. The actual count is by Approval. But rankings and points-rating (Cardinal Ratings, "CR") ballots are collected also, in addition to Approval ballots. Each voter designates a voting system by which to determine the best compromise. His final Approval votes are placed based on the assumption that his designated method has picked the best outcome that he can get. But the voter also had the option to designate "manual", meaning that he wanted his final Approval votes to be placed by his own Approval ballot. So, one designates whichever voting system one believes will do the best job of determining the best compromise, the best outcome that one can get, if one wants to use Voter's Choice's option for automatic Approval vote placement. Check last summer's archives for the election announcment, discussion, ballots, and results. Anyway, Approval was the winner. Nothing else even came close. Mike Ossipoff -Josh _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
