[EM] Margins

[Dave Ketchum]

On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 05:09:38 +0200 (CEST) Kevin Venzke wrote in part:

> Hello.
> 
> Steve Eppley wrote:
> 
>>There is a possible compromise between margins and 
>>majorities (but I prefer straight majorities, not 
>>this compromise):  
>>
>>  If the voter leaves two candidates unranked, 
>>  don't count that as a half vote for each, count it 
>>  as zero for each.  But if the voter explicitly ranks 
>>  two candidates as equal, count that as a half vote 
>>  for each.
>>
> 
> Does anyone know who devised this?


  I do not claim devising, but I argue for this, for both wv and margins:
      Explicit ranking of A=B should be done ONLY because the voter sees A 
equal to B, and should give the voter neither more nor less power.  Half 
counts means the same power for two voters whether they do A>B and B>A OR 
A=B and A=B.
      Leaving A and B unranked should give no counts, for the voter has 
said only that they are beneath noticing.

> 
> Kevin Venzke
> stepjak at yahoo.fr

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