From: Simmons, Forest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > In some elections not all of the ballots are cast at the same time, and > furthermore, the partial results (from exit polls, say) may be available to > voters later in the sequence.
> In any case, some voters may prefer to vote near the beginning of the sequence, > others may prefer to vote near the end, when the partial results make optimal > strategy more obvious, and others may prefer to vote near the middle. > (1) Have each voter specify exactly how much weight would have to be attached > to the first vote in order to make it equal (in her opinion) in value to the > average of the remaining votes. The voter that bids the lowest, gets the first > position. Apply this procedure repeatedly among the remaining voters for the > remaining postitions until everyone has a place in line. A simplier system would be to just have polling split over say a week with the votes for each day are weighted slightly differently. The first day might be 1.2 and the last day 0.8. People who don't care what others think will vote on day 1. People who want to know will vote on the last day. This should be enough granularity. If everybody votes on the first day or the last day, then the range needs to be widened. It means that you don't need to poll people about what they would offer etc. People just vote on the day that is best for them. There would likely need to be rules about the counting. It would be pretty annoying if you waited a day and the count for the previous day wasn't ready. Also, the rule for counting should be that the estimates need only be approx. ___________________________________________________ Try the New Netscape Mail Today! Virtually Spam-Free | More Storage | Import Your Contact List http://mail.netscape.com ---- election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
