Thanks for the responses. In response to the party leaders having too much control, I believe it is possible to make "party-lists" on the fly from voters' own rank choice ballots in a way that the most voters would naturally support -- which would put the control into voters' hands and treat all voters fairly and the same (unlike IRV and STV). As soon as I have time, I'll write it up.
I appreciate the comments and agree with the problem of too much control given to party leaders -- but think that it is solvable, and that the Condorcet method can be used to resolve any ties with this method. It seems a little more complex than I like, but perhaps it can be simply described and counted? Not sure yet. On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 2:06 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Kathy, > > I can't speak for the person who said it on this list but the primary reason > for most people is that it gives control to party elites - those who select > the party candidates and decide order on which they come on said list. > > Personally I think there are many ways to overcome that problem, and it can > be a good method. What, for instance? Kathy Dopp http://electionmathematics.org Town of Colonie, NY 12304 "One of the best ways to keep any conversation civil is to support the discussion with true facts." Fundamentals of Verifiable Elections http://kathydopp.com/wordpress/?p=174 View some of my research on my SSRN Author page: http://ssrn.com/author=1451051 ---- Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info
