[EM] ranked preferences

[Simmons, Forest]

How about having the voters rank the candidates with the option of skipping numbers: the more numbers skipped the stronger the preference.  Thus
 
1 Ann, 3 Jill, 4 Jack, 7 John
 
would translate to
 
Ann>>Jill>Jack>>>John
 
Forest

 

Juho wrote ...


Ranked preferences could be derived from range. A=99, B=60, C=50, 
D=11 could be read as A>>B>C>>D. The information could be read also 
from some "floating point graphical format" (e.g. bars of different 
length). In these styles it may not be easy to express preferences of 
equal strength (like A>>B and C>>D above).

One quite easy style would be computer assisted ballot creation in 
the style shown below. Lines between the candidates indicate 
distance / strength of preference.
==============================================
Smith
Jones
-----
Brown
-----
-----
<others>
==============================================

Juho Laatu



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