MIKE OSSIPOFF said: > The more one looks at the 2-balloting Approval hybrids, the better > plain Approval looks in comparison.
I agree. This discussion was originally motivated by a concern over crowded fields of candidates. Partisan races solve this with primaries, and non-partisan races solve it with 2-step runoff. Perhaps plain approval should be used unless the number of candidates exceeds some threshold, at which point a plurality primary is used, and the top N candidates advance, unless somebody gets a majority. N can be chosen according to what people view as the maximum number of candidates in a quality debate. Then, in the second round, use plain approval. Of course, if the field of candidates is not too large, a single round with plain approval should suffice. Alex ---- For more information about this list (subscribe, unsubscribe, FAQ, etc), please see http://www.eskimo.com/~robla/em
