[EM] Tallying visualization for Condorcet methods?

[Jiri Räsänen]

Hello everyone,

I am new to this list. I am interested for possible ways to visualize 
the votes tallying and the results for Beatpath method.

Previously I have done some campaigning for the use of STV and found 
out that once I could draw the graphical version of the vote counting, 
people would get the feeling that they understand what's going on. 
Before this, when explaining the system, people were scratching their 
heads.

For Beatpath this might be a harder thing to do, but I'm sure there 
must be some ways to present the vote counting in a visual and dynamic 
way that is sensible for the functioning of the system.

My personal experience is that people would go to the extreme to avoid 
thinking. As most of you propably have experienced people just bluntly 
saying "oh, that is too complicated" when you try to explain a voting 
system.  A good visualization can give a person a sense that he/she 
somehow grasps what's going on, although more comprehensive 
understangin may remain unaccomlished.

For the matter of political reform in any instance outside computer 
scientist and mathematicians, I think a good visualization will be 
essential.

I did a search on this list on visualization, but found not much 
useful. Has anyone of you privately been thinking of ways to visualize 
Beatpath or other Condorcet methods?

All the best,

Jiri Rasanen
http://www.LeaderOfTheFreeWorld.com