At 05:57 AM 12/26/2008, Juho Laatu wrote:
One basic reason is of course that Condorcet methods are too tedious to hand count in large elections with many candidates. Obviously Condorcet is now better off due to the availability of computers.
There is a simple Condorcet method which only requires two counts, almost always, then some conditionally: First preference, then pairwise against that preference. If there is a pairwise defeat, then pairwise against that candidate. If no defeat, Condorcet winner prevails. If defeat, Condorcet cycle exists, count as necessary to identify members of Smith set, which may be as little as one additional round of counting. Winner could then be by first preference among the Smith set.
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