[EM] Re: least additional votes method (was "first wave Condocet versions...")

[Juho Laatu]

Hello James,
 
I think your first guess ("A single ballot that lists this candidate as the first choice, with all others tied for last") is enough to do the job.
 
In the example I gave I was thus thinking of additions like
 
101: a>b>x>c
101: b>c>x>a
101: c>a>x>b
100: x
2: x
 
or
 
101: a>b>x>c
101: b>c>x>a
101: c>a>x>b
100: x

102: a
 
It is possible to add other candidates names after the first one (e.g. "2: x>c>b>a") but those additions will not have any impact since x is now in any case a Condorcet winner, and the relative preference of the other candidates doesn't matter much since this is a single winner election.
 
Best Regards,
Juho


James Green-Armytage <jarmyta at antioch-college.edu> wrote:

Hi Juho, and welcome to the list.

>Least Additional Votes:
>"Elect the candidate that wins all others. If there is no such candidate,
>elect the one that needs least additional votes to win all others."

I'd like to clarify this, especially the second part. What exactly is an
"additional vote" in this context? A single ballot that lists this
candidate as the first choice, with all others tied for last? A reversal
of a pairwise preference in favor of this candidate?

my best,
James


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