> Adrian: I'm not sure this weighted voting is fair.
> 
> Rob:  My metaphore comes from the world of sports, not politics:  When AP
> or UPI polls rank the top 25 teams, each voter votes for 25 teams in order
> from 1 to 25.  A team gets 25 points for each first place vote it receives,
> 24 points for each second place vote, etc. down to 1 point for each
> twenty-fifth place vote.
>
> Rob: If we have two positions to fill for each category but can only vote
once,
> we are denied the opportunity to express our opinion as to who should fill
> the second position.

Adrian: I agree, that's why I suggest that we vote separately for president
& VP.  If we combine them then we are denied the opportunity to indicate
that a certain person would be best at VP but not president or vice-versa.

> Rob: But I'm talking theory, not implementation; so listen to the person who
has
> to automate the voting.

Adrian: I can automate any voting system, some just take longer than others.

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