[EM] A strategy free method

[Markus Schulze]

Dear Forest,

> Here's a strategy free method that will work in certain situations:
>
> The main requirement is that there has to be an incumbent or status quo
> option.
>
> The voters indicate which candidates they prefer over the status quo.  If
> the status quo is the Condorcet Winner (i.e. no alternative is preferred
> over the status quo) then the incumbent/status quo stays in for another
> term of office.  Otherwise, the candidate that is preferred over the
> status quo by the greatest number of voters is elected.

Example:

   A:B = 60:40
   B:C = 60:40
   C:A = 60:40
   D:A = 55:45
   D:B = 55:45
   D:C = 55:45

  Suppose that candidate A is the incumbent. Then this election method
  would choose candidate C and therefore violate the Condorcet criterion.

Markus Schulze