Steve,
I am very strongly of the view that the results of elections should as
far as possible be determined purely
by voters voting. I hate schemes that encourage (or much worse, force)
voters to pick some predetermined
ranking and/or have (after the votes have been cast) the machinations of
At 09:08 AM 7/26/2007, Steve Eppley wrote:
It proposes several better methods, including a
simple but probably very effective patch for IRV: letting candidates
withdraw after the votes are cast.
Nice. This could eliminate the center squeeze effect, making IRV much better.
Of course, this is kind
Hi,
The current issue of the Pasadena Weekly, also available at
www.pasadenaweekly.com, includes an article I wrote. It shows how
spoiling can occur given Instant Runoff (IRV), contrary to the beliefs
of most IRV proponents. It proposes several better methods, including a
simple but
