[EM] IRV Failures

[Eric Gorr]

Daniel Bishop wrote:

> Eric Gorr wrote:
> 
>> In a recent conversation with an IRV supporter I asked the question:
>>
>>  What cases would you accept as failure of IRV?
>>
>> They answered:
>>
>>  Where the general public (or a significant fraction of it) failed to
>>  accept the results as legitimate, or at least beyond question.  The
>>  2000 and 2004 Presidential elections are examples of failed elections.
>>  San Franciso's election was heralded as a success.
>>
>> They also believe that IRV has never failed to produce a fully 
>> satisfactory result. Can anyone provide evidence to the contrary?
> 
> 
> It's going to be hard to find an example.

I think you have misunderstood the kind of example I am looking for.

Take a real case where IRV was used in an election. By the above 
definition of a failure, one may see many newsreports of a widespread 
belief that the winner was a poor one.

If such a case exists, it would be easy to spot.

The only thing that makes this hard is that I am not sure anyone has 
taken a close look at every election in which IRV was used.




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