[EM] Mass Candidates

[Stephane Rouillon]

If your scoring ballot is reduced to a rank ballot before treatment
there is no difference.  If one uses the scores on every ballot in such
a way that changing one score on a ballot without changing the implicit
ranking can affect the result, I think the extra precision available
to voters leads more toward strategical calculations than toward a
more precise sincere result.

For Example lets say we use an average method to elect one person among
A, B and C. You voted: A=>5, B=>4 and C=>10.
Suppose I voted A=>5, B=>8 and C=>4.
The averages are: A=> 5, B=>6 and C=>7.
C should win.
I could unsincerely vote A=>5, B=>10 and C=>2 without changing
my ranking but the new averages would be A=> 5, B=>7 and C=>6.
B now wins which is a result I prefer.
The additional precision added by the scoring method could lead more often
to strategical calculations than a true expression of ones preferences.

Anthony Duff a écrit :

> --- Stephane Rouillon <stephane.rouillon at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> > any system that would leave a default value for unvalued/unranked/unapproved
> > candidates would help. Personnaly, I would suggest:
> > A) Let the voter precise the score, rank or state of all unexpressed
> > preferences;
> > B) I favor preference-style ballots over simple approbational ballots;
> > C) I favor ranking systems over scoring sytems.
> >
> > The reason behid B) is that I think preferences help to get a more sincere
> > result
> > because the added details are worth more than the strategical opportunities
> > in my humble opinion.  I wrote C) for the same reason.
>
> I don't see the logic of the last sentence.  A scoring system should include more
> details than a ranking system.  A scoring system can have an arbitrary level of
> precision, and can be reduced to a rank ballot.
>
> Anthony
>
>
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