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[James Gilmour]

> On Sun, 9 Nov 2008 23:28:01 -0000 James Gilmour wrote:> > 
> > There is only one legitimate interpretation of the "A>B" ballot paper 
> > in a Condorcet count with regard to the "C" vs. "D" pair-wise contest  
> > -  the voter has given the Returning Officer no information.  No-one 
> > is entitled make any supposition  -  that voter has expressed no 
> > preference at all as between "C" and "D".

> From: Dave Ketchum > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2008 12:24 AM
> Disagreed, for Condorcet will see that the voter has assigned 
> equal rank.

Will you please provide me with a reference to Condorcet election rules for a public election that instruct the Retuning Officer to
interpret blanks on a ballot paper as "equal rank"?

James Gilmour
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