[EM] ESD Single winner election n.3 summary

[Elisabeth Varin/Stephane Rouillon]

                Candidates were:

                > A)Alternative Vote or Instant Run-off Voting
                > http://condorcet.org/emr/methods.shtml
                > (Donald Davison)
                >
                > B)Ranked Pairs with margins
                > http://condorcet.org/emr/methods.shtml
                > (Blake Cretney)
                >
                > C)Approval Vote
                > http://bcn.boulder.co.us/government/approvalvote/
                > (Rob LeGrand)
                >
                > D)Plain Condorcet with winning votes
                >
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Electoral_systems_designers/message/41
                > (Mike Ossipoff)
                >
                > E)Ranked Pairs with winning votes
                >
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Electoral_systems_designers/message/41
                > (Mike Ossipoff)
                >
                > F)Beatpath Winner with winning votes
                >
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Electoral_systems_designers/message/41
                > (Mike Ossipoff)
                >
                > G)Top Two Runoff - French presidential system
                > http://www.mich.com/~donald/single.html
                > (Donald Davison)
                >
                > H)Cumulative Single-Seat
                >
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Electoral_systems_designers/message/62
                > (Donald Davison)
                >
                > I)Ranked pairs using relative margins
                >
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Electoral_systems_designers/message/77
                > (Stephane Rouillon)
                >
                > J)Ranked pairs using relative margins, sequential
dropping and
                > residual approval weights
                >
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Electoral_systems_designers/message/77
                > (Stephane Rouillon)
                >
                > K)Alternative Vote (or IRV) using residual approval
weights
                >
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Electoral_systems_designers/message/73
                > (Stephane Rouillon)
                >
                > L)Normalized Ratings
                >
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Electoral_systems_designers/message/85
                > (Tom Ruen)

                Single winner methods election n.3
                31/07/2002: 24 members using Approval Vote
                A: 3 votes
                B: 3 votes
                C: 4 votes
                D: 2 votes
                E: 1 vote
                F: 1 vote
                G: 2 votes
                H: 3 votes
                I: 2 votes
                J: 1 vote
                K: 1 vote
                L: 2 votes
                Approval (C) wins.
                Participation rate: 33%.
                Ballots were 1:ABIJK, 1:ACGHL, 1:AGH, 1:BC, 1:BDEF,
1:CD, 1:CI and
                1:HL.
                no secret ballot.
                16 blank ballots.
                Comment: Finally a real winner without tie-breaker.

                Minimal number of members for multiple winners methods
election n.3
                is locked at 28.
                Read about proposals, add more and recruit.
                Next single winner round (n.4) will be held when we
reach 48 members.

                Steph.

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