Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote:
Thanks. I think, though, that some of the writing on Liquid Democracy
predates this, and it used recursive delegation. Continuous recast simply
means that you can change your proxy or representative at any time.
I find discussions in personal Web forums, all dated
Marcus,
You wrote (25 Dec. 2008):
Dear Chris Benham,
you wrote (25 Dec 2008):
I had already proposed this criterion in 1997.
Why then do you list it as Woodall's CDTT criterion
instead of your own Generalised Majority Criterion?
Did, as far as you know, Woodall ever actually proposethe CDTT
The Generalised Majority Criterion says in effect that the winner
must come from Woodall's CDTT set, and is defined by Marcus Schulze
thus (October 1997):
Definition (Generalized Majority Criterion):
X Y means, that a majority of the voters prefers
X to Y.
There is a majority
Abd wrote:
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The term majority as applied to elections has some very well-established
meanings. If we say that a candidate got a majority in an election,
we mean that a majority of those voting supported that candidate.
There are quibbles around the edges. What about ballots with marks on
them
Dear Chris Benham,
you wrote (29 Dec 2008):
The Generalised Majority Criterion says in effect that
the winner must come from Woodall's CDTT set, and is
defined by Markus Schulze thus (October 1997):
Definition (Generalized Majority Criterion):
X Y means, that a majority of the
Kathy Dopp wrote:
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since abstentions or blanks are from those who have not voted.
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I believe my interpretation of Robert's Rules of Order is correct. In
order for a ballot being reviewed by a teller to be blank, and thus
excluded from the majority threshold calculation, as directed by
On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 6:50 PM, Terry Bouricius
ter...@burlingtontelecom.net wrote:
Kathy Dopp wrote:
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since abstentions or blanks are from those who have not voted.
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To be more precise, I meant
since abstentions or blanks are from those who have not voted IN THE
ELECTION CONTEST.
I side with Abd over Terry on this one. Topic is what activity should be
counted as a vote in determining what percentage of the votes were for the
leader (was it a majority?).
Agreed that overvotes count - the voter clearly intended to vote, though
the result was defective.
Agreed that
At 08:50 PM 12/29/2008, Terry Bouricius wrote:
Kathy Dopp wrote:
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since abstentions or blanks are from those who have not voted.
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I believe my interpretation of Robert's Rules of Order is correct. In
order for a ballot being reviewed by a teller to be blank, and thus
excluded from the
