[EM] Salva Count

[Donald E Davison]

Greetings List,

Salva wrote: "Can somebody tell some advantage Salva has over Borda or some
disadvantage Borda has and Salva Doesn't?"

Dear Salva,

     One advantage Borda Count has over Approval Voting is that it
discounts the lower choices.
     Two advantages that Salva Voting has over Approval Voting are that it
does not use all the lower choices, and that the lower choices of the lead
candidate cannot be used to help defeat the lead candidate.

     This would make the score two to one in favor of Salva Voting. I
cannot say if we can use this score to answer your question: "is Salva
voting better than Borda?" But I will say that it is not necessary for us
to have an answer to your question because there is something better than
either.

     The combination of Salva Voting using the Borda Count for the lower
choices is better than any of the three methods, Approval Voting, Borda
Count, or Salva Voting.
     This combination will have all three advantages over Approval Voting.

     I suppose we should give this combination a name. Let us call it Salva
Count.

     I would rate these methods in the following order:
                        1. Salva Count
                        2. Salva Voting
                        3. Borda Count
                        4. Approval Voting

Regards,
Donald

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