I want to thank Tom for the stimulation he has brought to this EM list.
Thanks, Tom.
I know you have grave reservations about IRV, but you see some value in
runoffs of various types, and you are willing to explore areas that we may
have neglected too much, if there is even a slight possibility t
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>I'm sorry, but when I'm advocating change, I'm imposing my views on others.
You should be sorry, if you're imposing your views on others.
>I don't feel I have the right to demand two full votes for two candidates
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>a competitive elections if others complain that they only get one vote
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Tom Ruen wrote:
> Approval gives people 10 votes among 10 candidates, but denies people the
> right to put more than one vote per candidate. If approval were truly a
> single election, voters ought to be able to put all 10 votes anywhere, like
> cumulative voting.
There's a reason for not allowi
) for competitive ones. I suggest that the method
match the results.
Tom
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From: "MIKE OSSIPOFF" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 9:09 PM
Subject: [EM] What would Tom impose, and how?
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>>I would be interested in experimenting with approval in practice, but I'm
>not willing to impose it on anyone.
Excuse me? Did anyone suggest imposing Approval on anyone? In a state,
county or city initiative, the public could choose Approval. How
were you considering imposing a voting system
