Re: [Election-Methods] MMPO: the best 'transitional' method?

2007-09-04 Thread Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
At 10:38 AM 9/3/2007, Diego Renato wrote: >As a newbie in this list, I have no preference about the best voting >method. I am aware that instinctively Condorcet criterion is >desirable if consensus does not exist, but approval or range can >produce good results too. It is important to understan

Re: [Election-Methods] MMPO: the best 'transitional' method?

2007-09-03 Thread Dave Ketchum
I LIKE Condorcet for its easy to state ranking, while permitting voters to state bullet and Approval desires conveniently. This combination makes sense to me for: In MANY elections there are only one or two front runners, and little interest in remaining candidates - so bullet voting makes

[Election-Methods] MMPO: the best 'transitional' method?

2007-09-03 Thread Diego Renato
As a newbie in this list, I have no preference about the best voting method. I am aware that instinctively Condorcet criterion is desirable if consensus does not exist, but approval or range can produce good results too. However, based in Bucklin experiences in USA, I think that any method that vi