Jobst Heitzig wrote: > A common situation: 2 factions & 1 good compromise. > > The goal: Make sure the compromise wins. > > The problem: One of the 2 factions has a majority. > > A concrete example: true ratings are > 55 voters: A 100, C 80, B 0 > 45 voters: B 100, C 80, A 0 > > THE CHALLENGE: FIND A METHOD THAT WILL ELECT THE COMPROMISE (C)! > > The fine-print: voters are selfish and will vote strategically... >
If the majority is close (ie 55-45) and you randomly select only a small number of ballots (say 10ish). It is possible that B will have more supporters selected. fear of this will lead supporters of A to vote true preference, as will the reverse in B supporters. Then we can use approval or Range. ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
