Re: [EM] [ESF #420] Points, regions and contiguity

2009-11-29 Thread Raph Frank
Cross posting this. Also, I think I have figured out the full set of rules, at least for a convex shape. On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 5:11 PM, Raph Frank raph...@gmail.com wrote: When trying to create districts out of blocks, ensuring contiguity adds an additional layer of complexity. The ideal

Re: [EM] Block group map of Texas

2009-11-29 Thread Brian Olson
http://bolson.org/dist/TX/txmask.png http://bolson.org/dist/ME/memask.png (All of the states should be available by similar URLs by state postal code. Note the odd XX/xx capitalization.) On Nov 28, 2009, at 6:57 PM, Raph Frank wrote: I generated some pdf maps of Texas. They are pretty big

Re: [EM] Anyone got a good analysis on limitations of approval andrange voting?

2009-11-29 Thread James Gilmour
Robert Bristow-Johnson wrote (9 Nov 2009): Of course IRV, Condorcet, and Borda use different methods to tabulate the votes and select the winner and my opinion is that IRV (asset voting, I might call it commodity voting: your vote is a commodity that you transfer according to your

Re: [EM] Anyone got a good analysis on limitations of approval and range voting?

2009-11-29 Thread robert bristow-johnson
On Nov 29, 2009, at 6:37 PM, James Gilmour wrote: Robert Bristow-Johnson wrote (9 Nov 2009): Of course IRV, Condorcet, and Borda use different methods to tabulate the votes and select the winner and my opinion is that IRV (asset voting, I might call it commodity voting: your vote is a