Well, this is interesting. For the record, Social Scientist types have found that a 7 bit system is most amenable to people's tastes.
Strong Approve Approve Weak Approve Neutral Weak Disapprove Disapprove Strong Disapprove I'm not saying 7bit is better than 3bit, just that, when push comes to shove, there is an argument for it. I suppose one should add a "No opinion" also. 8-bit, well, as a programmer, I like the sound of that :) -----Original Message----- From: Alex Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 8:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [EM] Forest's 3-bit approval method I like it!!!!!!!! It would give greater security to voters afraid to "dilute" their vote for favorite, which many novices think is an advantage of IRVIt is more conducive to majoritarian principles, which IRV promoters often talk about. Also, because voters would have less fear of "diluting" their vote for favorite it would encourage cross-over voting, which once again helps centrists. I might actually like this better than Condorcet, due to its relative simplicity. As Joe pointed out, if Condorcet were adopted there would still be an argument over the completion method, and although most people on this list are convinced that one or another method is ideal, most of our evaluations get technical. I don't know how well that would go over in a policy debate. I would suggest a minor modification, however: Let people indicate more than one preferred choice, so that in the presence of (perceived) clones voters could put both clones number 1. Simply put three ratings on the ballot: Preferred, Approved, Disapproved. If more than one person is rated "Preferred" by a majority the one with the most "preferred" votes wins. If nobody is "preferred" by a majority then do just as Forest suggested: Whoever has the fewest "disapproved" votes (or, equivalently, the most approved plus preferred) wins. Finally, the increase in expense/complexity should be minimal. In my area, as long as the machines can read paper ballots with three circles next to each name there should be no need to buy new machines. Alex ---- For more information about this list (subscribe, unsubscribe, FAQ, etc), please see http://www.eskimo.com/~robla/em ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the designated recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. This communication is for information purposes only and should not be regarded as an offer to sell or as a solicitation of an offer to buy any financial product, an official confirmation of any transaction, or as an official statement of Lehman Brothers. Email transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Therefore, we do not represent that this information is complete or accurate and it should not be relied upon as such. All information is subject to change without notice. ---- For more information about this list (subscribe, unsubscribe, FAQ, etc), please see http://www.eskimo.com/~robla/em
