In a message dated 11/22/06 12:11:20 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< In meetings, voting on multiple-answer questions is rare. >> Yes, but why? Because very, very few people -- probably less than 1% of U.S. citizens, are familiar with voting methods that can handle such questions in satisfactory ways. They are rarely even mentioned in books about how to conduct meetings, and when they are mentioned, they are neither mentioned prominently nor described at all adequately. So of course such voting has been rare. But it could someday become very common, especially since one of the best methods, approval voting, is also very easy to use. Widespread knowledge of this simple fact could transform the way meetings of all kinds are carried out -- from informal meetings of a few people to large formal meetings such as political conventions, annual meetings of large membership organizations, and sessions of Congress and state legislatures. -RS ---- election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
