This is effectively performing random ballot and then giving the voters the option to roll the dice a second time.
Any single seat method could be used to select the first candidate. If you used a good single seat method to pick the compromise winner, then the random ballot would rarely if ever be activated. For example. 1) Voters submit ratings ballot and also a ranked or an approval ballot 2) Determine the winner using condorcet or approval (or other method) 3) Determine the random ballot odds for each candidate 4) If a majority prefer the winner in 2 to the expectation in 3), then the winner from 2 wins. 5) Otherwise, use the random method Ofc, using a majority instead of a unanimous decision breaks some of the properties of the pure consensus method. ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
