> Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 20:23:19 +0200 (CEST) > From: Kevin Venzke > Subject: [Election-Methods] RE : Improved Approval Runoff
> --- Diego Renato <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a ?crit?: > > 3) If not, that candidate runs a second round against other candidate - > > the > > most approved after a new count which the votes for the first one are > > reweighted to 1/2. > The difference is that Chris' suggestion doesn't have rule #2, and in > rule #3 the reweight is to 0. > [With a reweight of 0 a] concern [is] that if you approve your compromise > candidate, who ends up being the most approved, you can weaken your votes > for your favorite candidate and cause him to fail to qualify for the > second round. The ideal way to sort out this concern would be have the reweighting be 1 instead of 0. However, having a reweighting of 1 means that a faction could get a turkey candidate into the second round, as Chris has pointed out. The compromise between a reweighting of 0 and 1 is 1/2! Personally, I agree with dropping rule #2 but would keep the reweighting at 1/2. Thanks, Gervase. ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
