On May 6, 2010, at 5:33 PM, Dave Ketchum wrote:
I offer a sample race - possible though an unlikely extreme. I use
"?" for ballot content where details do not matter:
2 A>?
9 B>A>?
9 C>A>?
9 D>A>?
i think what speaks louder than hypothetical races are real races:
M 4064 > K 3477
M 4597 > W 3664
K 4313 > W 4061
M 4570 > S 2997
K 3944 > S 3576
W 3971 > S 3793
every letter other than "M" appears to right of the ">" symbol. in a
democracy where the majority has preference over the minority to set
policy, why would it be that any of those other candidates (K, W, S)
would be a "winner" over M?
"Majority" needs careful thought as to its purpose and meaning. If
truly the largest group of voters is only 40%, we need thought as to
what is doable and what that means.
none of us (including the reactionaries who like FPTP and the two-
party system) agree about what a "simple majority" means in a two-
candidate race. between any two candidates, there is always a
majority, unless they tie. i would begin with that meaning and, if at
all possible, hold onto that in any election method.
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r b-j [email protected]
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