> On Sun, 9 Nov 2008 23:28:01 -0000 James Gilmour wrote:> > > > There is only one legitimate interpretation of the "A>B" ballot paper > > in a Condorcet count with regard to the "C" vs. "D" pair-wise contest > > - the voter has given the Returning Officer no information. No-one > > is entitled make any supposition - that voter has expressed no > > preference at all as between "C" and "D".
> From: Dave Ketchum > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 12:24 AM > Disagreed, for Condorcet will see that the voter has assigned > equal rank. Will you please provide me with a reference to Condorcet election rules for a public election that instruct the Retuning Officer to interpret blanks on a ballot paper as "equal rank"? James Gilmour No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.0/1778 - Release Date: 09/11/2008 14:14 ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
