[EM] Re: Ted--Can AERLO be matched with one count?

[Ted Stern]

On 15 Oct 2004 at 08:56 PDT, MIKE OSSIPOFF wrote:
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> Ted--
>
> Thanks for your interesting posting about the possiblity of achieving what 
> AERLO achieves, but with just one count.
>
> I've copied that posting, to check it out.
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> But let me briefly comment now: It isn't as if AERLO requires two 
> ballotings--it's just two counts, and that won't take a significant amount 
> of time. So if the properties of a rank method with AERLO had to be 
> significantly compromised in order to just use one count, it wouldn't be 
> worth it, because two counts aren't any trouble.
>
> On the other hand, if all the properties can be preserved, with just one 
> count, of course that would be an efficiency improvement. But would it be as
> simple to describe to the public as Condorcet with AERLO, ERIRV with AERLO, 
> or Bucklin with AERLO?
>
> More later, when I've checked out the posting.
>

Hi Mike,

Thanks for checking this out.

But as I later realized, the idea doesn't work.  2 counts are still required.
As you say, it isn't so terribly difficult.

Ted
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