[Election-Methods] Challenge: Elect the compromise when there're only 2 factions

[Diego Renato]

2007/8/23, heitzig-j at web.de <heitzig-j at web.de>:
>
> Dear Rob!
>
> It is possible (otherwise I would not have posted this challenge :-)
>
> But of course it is not possible with a majoritarian method (that's what
> you observed).
>
> Keep on, one of the possible solutions is really simple (though not very
> good in other respects)...



Yes, it is not possible with a majoritarian method, but  supermajoritarian
methods can work good!

My first suggestion is a modified form of bucklin voting with 2/3 threshold.
If no candidate reaches a double majority, a new election is held. If no
candidate has 2/3 of the votes after add all preferences, bullet votes are
proportionally completed.

I dislike any undeterministic method, except for tie-braking

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Diego Santos
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