[EM] Plurality Worst Losers

[DEMOREP1 at aol.com]

If Condorcet can not be done (as is the case in many low tech/ poorer areas), 
then the worst choice (in the largest number (plurality) of last place votes) 
can be eliminated one at a time if simple Number Voting (1, 2, etc.) is being 
used.

        Votes in each Place

        1      2     etc.  Last Place

A     A1    A2    etc.   A last
B     B1    B2    etc.    B last
etc.  etc.  etc.  etc.   etc. last

In the single winner case, a majority will sooner or later eliminate minority 
choices.

With a divided majority, a minority may be able to eliminate its most 
perceived evil choice(s) (before the minority desired choices are eliminated).

If a choice gets eliminated, then the place votes of the remaining choices 
move up (left).   

Truncated votes would be discouraged so as to put one or more perceived evil 
choices into the last place(s).

Result --- some *relative* moderates would get elected.

For proxy p.r. in multi-member legislative bodies -- the final choices would 
have a voting power equal to their final first place votes.

Example - 12 candidates, elect 5 in a district, 100 voters
The final 5 might have first place votes of 30, 25, 20, 15, 10.

In large elections NOT using computerized voting, looking at the ballots 
repeatedly would, of course, be a very major chore.

To lessen recounts of ballots in large elections in really poor nations, 
there might be 2 ballot forms --

Vote for (YES) your N most liked choices [a semi-approval form]

Vote against (NO) your N most disliked choices [a semi-disapproval form]

Use the YES minus NO differences to determine the winners (for executive and 
judicial offices especially) ???