[EM] Ease of Voting

[Dave Ketchum]

I know I disagree with some, but HOPE to make some sales:

If there is only one candidate that I care to rank above being a loser, I 
want to do simple bullet voting, and ask only that the method keep that 
simple.

When I want more, such as to vote for both Gore and Nader in 2000, I see:

      Condorcet as simplest - rank best first, use same thinking to rank 
best of remainder next, and continue until I consider remainder to not 
deserve ranking.  Desirable for the method to permit equal ranking - a 
simple and understandable enhancement that I will sometimes desire.

      IRV - usually same as Condorcet, BUT, sometimes has a strategy 
component - which I need to understand, and sometimes to use in defense.

      Plurality - the doing is simple, BUT the deciding is stressful for 
Gore/Nader, etc., for strategy OFTEN matters.

      Approval - easy enough to approve best, and not approve worst, but 
remainder are a headache - approving medium can cause best to lose to 
medium, while not approving medium can let medium lose to worst.

      Methods that require more from voter than the above - require 
learning about the method, and then learning enough about the candidates 
to use the method.
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