At 11:39 PM 12/10/2006, Warren Smith wrote: > claim by this same (standard) definition, all other apportionment >methods so far discussed, generically exhibit bias.
Note that Asset Voting with precinct-based vote transfers produces virtual districts and practically exact proportional representation, some of which would be effectively multimember districts, with no bias at all. (Or, more accurately, the "bias" is that the gerrymandering is done by the voters through their proxies, the candidates they vote for.) (It is PR because any faction of voters who care to act as a faction can create seats belonging to the faction. But it also represents independent, non-affiliated voters. Essentially, the "factions" are those supporting a particular candidate or set of candidates. This is far more sophisticated than anything else I've seen proposed. It makes Range Voting, per se, not necessary for representative elections; Range still makes sense for single-winner officer elections.) ---- election-methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
