[EM] IRV majority vs Ghost Majority of a Bottom Method

[Instant Runoff Voting supporter]

Bart wrote:

   The IRV folks make the same mistake with the term 'majority' (e.g.
majority of what?).

Bart

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Dear Bart,

    When we are using IRV, a majority is fifty percent plus one or more of
the total voters that voted in the race. And, it is only possible for one
candidate to have a majority.
    With IRV, the voter is allowed to change his vote in the event his
candidate becomes last in the count of the first choices. This is an option
of the voter.

    A majority in a Bottom Method is merely a Ghost Majority made up from
the addition of real votes and votes cloned from lower choices. And, more
than one candidate may have a majority.
    The voter is not allowed to change his vote, he must stay with the loser.

Regards, Donald

Regards, Donald Davison - Host of New Democracy,  www.mich.com/~donald
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