[EM] Some Voting Tables

DEMOREP1 at aol.com DEMOREP1 at aol.com
Mon Dec 3 20:00:29 PST 2001


For newer EM folks and perhaps even for some older EM folks.

Some voting tables with 3 choices.  More choices- more complexity.

YES/NO Table

       YES      NO

A     AY     AN
B     BY      BN
C     CY      CN

2 or more choices may get YES (or NO) majorities.

Many votes obviously have an *intensity* scale factor on a plus 100 to minus 
100 scale (or 100 to 0 scale to avoid negative math).

Head to Head Table (from Condorcet's works)

          A        B        C

A   ----      A > B     A > C
B   B > A     ----      B > C
C   C > A     C > B     -----

A *net* votes table can be done  --- e.g. A > B votes minus B > A votes (or 
vice versa)

There may or may not be a Condorcet Winner (CW) in the single winner case (or 
 enough multiple winners -- in p.r. elections or for multiple executive or 
judicial offices).

There may or may not be 1 or more Condorcet Losers (CL).

Place Votes Table

        1      2      3

A     A1   A2    A3
B     B1    B2    B3
C     C1    C2    C3

A place vote may, of course, be a YES or NO vote.

Since the result is having 1 or more winners, then which method (or 
combinations of methods) is *fairest* in eliminating losers --- all losers at 
once or 1 or more at a time ???



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