On Mar 10, 2010, at 12:54 AM, Chris Benham wrote:
I think the name "Ranked Pairs" normally applies to the Margins
version.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranked_Pairs
"The RP procedure is as follows:
1. Tally the vote count comparing each pair of candidates, and
determine the winner of each pair (provided there is not a tie)
2. Sort (rank) each pair, by the largest margin of victory first
to smallest last.
3. "Lock in" each pair, starting with the one with the largest
number of winning votes, and add one in turn to a graph as long as
they do not create a cycle (which would create an ambiguity). The
completed graph shows the winner. "
what would happen if A beats C and B also beats C, but by less than
the A>C margin, and A ties B? seems to me that A should be elected,
but i can't tell that RP would come to the same conclusion.
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