Dear Robert, > Terry Bouricius is also a Burlington resident > and is known in Burlington for being the primary > promoter of IRV (i think that's right, ain't it > Terry?). i didn't see him at the debate, but > Rep. Mark Larson and someone from League of > Women Voters were on the pro- IRV side and they > didn't come fightin', in my opinion. and part > of the problem is that *they* didn't really > understand or acknowledge the cascade of > anomalies that resulted when the IRV election > fails to elect the Condorcet winner as it did > in 2009.
Here are some videos with Terry Bouricius: http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/instant-runoff-voting-debate http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/instant-runoff-voting-0 http://www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/leaguewmn-s-voters-instant-run-voting Terry's main argument against the adoption of Condorcet methods is that they aren't used in governmental elections (first video, 00:24:04 -- 00:25:36). Markus Schulze ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
