Bart wrote-
Incidentally, it appears that even the definition of the word 'majority' is
not entirely clear-cut.
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Is this the new age of math ???
2 is a majority of 3,
3 is a majority of 5,
4 is a majority of 7,
5 is a majority of 9 (as in Bush v. Gore in the U.S.A. Supreme Court),
From Merriam-Webster's:
http://www.britannica.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=majority
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Main Entry: majority
Pronunciation: m-'jor--tE, -'jr-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
Date: 1552
1 obsolete : the quality or state of
Every voter wants his or her sincere rankings of
Desired Compromise Unacceptable.
With a divided majority having different desired results, somebody has to
lose.
Simple Approval falsely says that all choices voted for are equally desired
(e.g. Desired A = Desired B = Desired C, etc.).
Once again-- there will be polls (pending a constitutional amendment to
prohibit them).
If a candidate has the highest majority/ plurality in the polls, then his/her
voters would be rather stupid to make additional choices if Approval is being
used.
Approval is an interim remedy pending
Forest wrote in part:
Suppose the system were CW, and the preferences were as follows
40% GoreNaderBushBuchanan
20% NaderGoreBushBuchanan
10% BushNaderBuchananGore
20% BushBuchananNaderGore
5% BushGoreBuchananNader
5% BuchananBushNaderGore
Nader beats Gore 55% to 45% .
Nader beats
Mr. Layton wrote in part-
There is a four candidate race. There may be more than four candidates, but
only four are "contenders". The race is very close between all four
contenders, and opinion polls are neck and neck.
the ballots are
A 20
B 14
C 13
D 23
AB 10
CD 10
BCD 5
ABC 5
D- How many times does it need to repeated ???
ALL methods with 3 or more choices have problems due to divided majorities.
Sincere
26 AB
25 BA
49 C
100
Actual sincere plus insincere votes (depending on the method being used) ---
Who knows what result ???
Voters who vote insincerely will
