On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 6:46 AM, Greg Nisbet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why doesn't France's Two Round System lead to the same result?
It could be argued that the first round is somewhat random. Also, parties can combine temporarily without formally combining. > Pretend you > have a ballot consisting of rank ordering and a separate FPTP checkbox, > would this similarly avoid two party domination? I assume you mean that you simulate top 2 runoff. The top 2 plurality winners are then 'run-off' using the ranked ballots. This is sometimes called instant top 2 runoff. I think some postal ballots, in some State with top 2 runoff, work that way. One disadvantage is that the campaign between the top 2 never happens. This gives voters the abiltity to make a better decision between the top 2. ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
