Re: [EM] Proportional, Accountable, Local (PAL) representation: isn't this a big deal?

2011-10-25 Thread Jameson Quinn
OK, I'm turning into a bit of a spammer on this issue, but... Here's some discussion of PAL representation's legality in the UShttp://wiki.electorama.com/wiki/PAL_representation#Note_on_legality_in_US. A state could pass a law to use FMV (a true proportional system) until the anti-PR federal law

[EM] A new criterion: The Co-operation/Defection Criterion

2011-10-25 Thread MIKE OSSIPOFF
Juho-- Yes, i should suggest the strategy-informing poll idea to progressive small parties and organizations. I'll be doing that. It could take a long time to get a new voting system, even locally. And even longer nationally. But, with honest and genuinely well-intentioned polling, we

Re: [EM] A new criterion: The Co-operation/Defection Criterion

2011-10-25 Thread Jameson Quinn
2011/10/25 MIKE OSSIPOFF nkk...@hotmail.com Juho-- Yes, i should suggest the strategy-informing poll idea to progressive small parties and organizations. I'll be doing that. It could take a long time to get a new voting system, even locally. And even longer nationally. But, with honest

[EM] Results for Poll for Favorite Single-Winner Voting System

2011-10-25 Thread Jeffrey O'Neill
The results are in for the Poll for Favorite Single-Winner Voting System. Note that I deliberately used the word Favorite and not the word Best. The results indicate merely the preferences of the voters (a small and biased sample) and should not be take too seriously. I find the results

Re: [EM] Proportional, Accountable, Local (PAL) representation: isn't this a big deal?

2011-10-25 Thread Kathy Dopp
From: Jameson Quinn jameson.qu...@gmail.com Here's some discussion of PAL representation's legality in the UShttp://wiki.electorama.com/wiki/PAL_representation#Note_on_legality_in_US. A state could pass a law to use FMV (a true proportional system) until the anti-PR federal law is repealed,