[EM] MDD,ER-Bucklin (whole)

[Paul Kislanko]

> 40 A=B>D
> 35 D>B
> 25 C>D
> 
> Now candidate D wins, with 100 votes in the second round."

No. 40 A=B>D is still 40 votes for D no higher than third. So in the second
round D has 60 votes. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: election-methods-bounces at electorama.com 
> [mailto:election-methods-bounces at electorama.com] On Behalf Of 
> Chris Benham
> Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 12:10 AM
> To: election-methods at electorama.com
> Subject: Re: [EM] MDD,ER-Bucklin (whole)
> 
> 
> Simmons, Forest wrote:
> 
> > 
> >If you use a range style ballot, and just go down one slot 
> per Bucklin move, then you could discard the majority 
> defeated candidates.  It might help mitigate the Clone Winner 
> problem, too.
> > 
> >
> >  
> >
> >  
> >
> Forest,
> 
> Isn't  "just go down one slot per Bucklin move"   the version of  
> "Bucklin"  that  Kevin Venzke demonstrated  (Sun.Jun.26) 
> fails  Mono-raise?
> 
> "Consider these ballots:
> 
> 40 A>B>D
> 35 D>B
> 25 C>D
> 
> B wins, with 75 votes in the second round.
> 
> Now let's raise B on some ballots:
> 
> 40 A=B>D
> 35 D>B
> 25 C>D
> 
> Now candidate D wins, with 100 votes in the second round."
> 
> 
> Chris  Benham
> 
> 
> 
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