[EM] The worst about each system; Approval Preferential

[Kathy Dopp]

All three methods sound OK to me.

On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 12:35 AM, Jameson Quinn <jameson.quinn at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> This method is precinct-summable. One-round results can be done easily on
>> any equipment that exists, and/or by hand easily. The process for finding
>> who is in the runoff described above could also be done on even the most
>> antiquated equipment by running the ballots through once per viable
>> candidate (that is, those who's base score plus preferences is over the top
>> base score). Typically, this would not be more than three candidates.
>>
> Oops, I meant "those who's base score plus preferences is over the
> second-highest base score"; and nevertheless, it would frequently be only
> two candidates, removing the need for any fancy counting at all.
>
> JQ
>
>



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