Re: [Election-Methods] strategic voting and strategic nomination

2008-08-03 Thread James Gilmour
James Green-Armytage Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 1:10 AM Chris Benham [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In Ireland it is used to elect the President. The Irish lower house uses multi-winner STV. UK mayoral elections mostly use the Supplementary Vote. From Wikipedia: Ah, my mistake. Thank you

Re: [Election-Methods] strategic voting and strategic nomination

2008-08-02 Thread Chris Benham
James, Regarding the Alternative Vote (aka IRV) you wrote: It is used for elections to the lower houses of Australia and Ireland, for mayoral elections in England, and for local elections in about twelve American cities. In Ireland it is used to elect the President. The Irish lower house uses