To the ELection-methods list: The main reason I support ranked voting is because I know it will be best for electing govt. with the widest-possible coalitions without gaming.
These coalitions will be stronger than any hostile opposition, and the effectively requiring the widest coalition means that every serious voter will be represented. (non-serious voters are the ones who vote for extremists without majority support) The importance of this theory is that IRV or IRV+/Ranked Pairs (IRV+ refers to "condorcet" in this message) elections should be used in Iraq ASAP to quickly start empowering the leaders who can build broad coalitions. Anyway, a new website IRV4peace needs concise support for this theory. If something like this has already been posted here, or if members want to help write this up, that could really help. A presentation based on either IRV or IRV+ would be fine, as the IRV4Peace page will assume that either system is equally effective for our purposes. Also, a new website for http://ElectionMethods.com is in the works. It would sure help if you want to submit some suggested links or files. (a yahoo group and Craigslist IRV forum should be linked from the page) The page linked there now isn't even a homepage webpage, just a resource until a new page is ready. Thanks from the IRV alliance ! ---- election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
