[Election-Methods] Spearman-unbiased apportionment

[Rob LeGrand]

Steve Eppley wrote:
> If my recollection is correct, there is a related argument in Judith
> Best's book "In Defense Of The Electoral College."  One of her
> conclusions was that, even though small states are represented more
> than proportionally in the Electoral College, contrary to appearances
> large states are not underrepresented in it.

A similar argument:

http://www.cs.unc.edu/~livingst/Banzhaf/

It argues that a voter in California is more than 3 times as likely as a
voter in Montana to change the outcome of a presidential election.

--
Rob LeGrand, psephologist
rob at approvalvoting.org
Citizens for Approval Voting
http://www.approvalvoting.org/


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