[EM] Ballot for poll on poll topics

[Tom Ruen]

I think I'll think of this election as a primary, and I'll abstain here and
wait for the general election to vote. :)

Tom

----- Original Message -----
From: "MIKE OSSIPOFF" <nkklrp at hotmail.com>
To: <election-methods-list at eskimo.com>
Cc: <nkklrp at hotmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 12:17 AM
Subject: [EM] Ballot for poll on poll topics


>
> Below is the ballot for the poll on the topic for a subsequent poll.
> If any method being used returns more than one winner, that tie will
> be solved by Random Ballot. The ballot will be chosen by the
> alphabetical order of the last names of the ballots' voters. In other
> words, the tiebreaking ballot will be the one voted by the voter whose
> last name is earliest in the alphabet, according the the usual rule
> of going by 1st letter first, and then, if 2 names have the same 1st
> letter, then using the 2nd letter.
>
> For that purpose, in the event of disagreement among that ballot's
> ranking, CR, and Approval votes, the ranking will be considered first,
> and if there isn't one, its CR will be used, and if there's neither
> of those, its Approval vote will be used.
>
> If the 1st tiebreaking ballot so chosen still leaves a tie, by not
> distinguishing between 2 or more members of the tie, then the next
> earliest-alphabetized last name's ballot will be used, etc.
>
> That might not really sound _random_, but randomizing devices are
> awkward via e-mail. This procedure is random enough, and avoids clone
> problems and the arbitrariness of Chairman Ballot, and the time-consuming
> difficulty of using the New York Times as I'd described earlier, as a
> randomizing device.
>
> Let's say the balloting continues for a week (till the midnight that
> ends March 26, California time), but if votes have arrived in the
> 24 hours previous to that time, then the balloting continues till
> the end of the that begins after the end of the next 24 hour period
> with no votes. (Again, the end of that day is the midnight that ends
> that day in California).
>
> Again, your Approval vote goes to the alternative chosen by your
> designated method, and to every alternative which you've ranked higher
> than that, (or rated higher, if you didn't vote a ranking).
>
> I repeat that no need vote all 3 kinds of ballot. One kind of ballot
> is sufficient. A voter may vote one, two, or all three kinds of ballots.
> Rankings of course may be truncated. Un-rated alternatives will be
> assumed to be rated zero. If you rate sincerely, use 10 or 100 for
> your favorite, and rate the others in proportion to that. One's last
> choice isn't necessarily zero.
>
>
> Here's the ballot for that poll:
>
> What method do you designate for determining your Approval votes, for
> the Voter's Choice count?
>
>
> [I hope these columns post ok. I've left 2 spaces in some of the brackets,
> in case your computer isn't set for "insert"]
>
> The first column is for the rank number that you assign. The 2nd
> column is for your Approval vote. The 3rd column is for your rating
> (which may be sincere or strategic):
>
>
> r     a    r
> a     p    a
> n     p    t
> k     r    e
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