Hallo, here are some interesting videos on IRV in Burlington:
http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/instant-runoff-voting-interviews http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/irv-or-down-instant-runoff-voting-debate I have the impression that there was no reasonable debate on IRV. Most anti-IRV arguments were ridiculous or simply false. The anti-IRV campaign was a pure anti-Kiss campaign. > in fact, if the election was decided with Condorcet > rules (doesn't matter which, since there was no cycle), > these same Republicans would have bitched all the more, > since the Condorcet candidate had only 23% and came > third in plurality. so the primary political motivation > behind the repeal was not due to that the Condorcet > winner was not elected. I agree that the Republicans would also have attacked Condorcet. But as Montroll was preferred to Wright with 56% against 44%, an anti-Condorcet/anti-Montroll campaign wouldn't have been successful. Markus Schulze ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info