Anthony Duff wrote:
> --- "Simmons, Forest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>Note that Eppley's suggestion (in its simplest forms) requires only a standard
>>plurality style ballot, and each voter marks only one alternative (a
>>candidate's
>>name or a code word for somebody else's published ordering).
>>
>>This is exactly the kind of simplicity that we need to get a viable
>>improvement
>>over plurality for public elections.
...
> This balloting method could use the existing plurality ballot. That makes it
> extremely easy on the unsuspecting voter who simply turns up at the next
> election.
> However, doesn't it leave open the criticism that you are introducing ranked
> voting "by stealth".
How about making it less stealthy by including the candidates'
orderings? A row of the ballot would look something like this:
[ ] HOWARD DEAN (Democratic Party)
Bob Graham, John Kerry, John Edwards, Wesley Clark
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