[EM] IRV vs. Runoff

[Steve Barney]

I personally wrote a resolution to replace a 2-stage
runoff with IRV, which passed the student govt of the
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh last spring. It is
based on my study of the math. Here is a link to a
copy of it, my letter to the editor about it, and an
academic article which backs some of my claims.

My Letter on IRV in UWO student govt 
<http://at.mio.uwosh.edu/story.asp?issue=10925&story=2340>

"OSA Assembly Resolution SA-02-001"
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InstantRunoffWI/message/115>

"Analysis of voting procedures in one-seat elections:
Condorcet efficiency and Borda efficiency"
DIMITRI VANDERCRUYSSEN (KUL)1
March 1999
<http://www.econ.kuleuven.ac.be/ew/admin/Publications/DPS99/Dps9911.pdf>



SB
Oshkosh, WI

PS: This message might get repeatedly posted, since I
am having some technical problems.

--- In election-methods-list at yahoogroups.com, Bart
Ingles <bartman at n...> wrote:
> 
> 
> I had intended to reply to this thoughtful but long
essay, but haven't
> had time to go through it in detail before now.
> 
> On the question of IRV vs Plurality, I would like to
first point out
> that pure first-past-the-post is not really the norm
for U.S.
> elections.  For nonpartisan local elections, the
question should really
> be IRV vs. Runoff.  And for partisan state and
federal elections, we
> generally have primary and general elections, which
are similar in
> effect to runoffs. 
> 
> 
> James Green-Armytage wrote on 8/3/03:
> >         I am interested in knowing how everyone
here feels about this question:
> >         Which is better, IRV or Plurality?
[...]


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