[EM] Comprehensive, simplist, and most informative Indicative Voting

[steve bosworth]

Yes, Approval would work, but unlike Majority Judgment (Balinski & Laraki, Majority Judgment (2010, MIT) Approval does not guarantee finding the option most supported by an absolute majority, nor would it inform us how highly all the MPs grade each of the options.

Majority Judgment would allow the Commons to decide on one of the many options by an absolute majority as a result of counting one ballot from each of the MPs.  Each MP is simply asked to “grade” as many of the options listed as either Excellent (ideal), Very Good, Good, Acceptable, Poor, or “Reject”.  Each option not explicitly graded is counted as “Reject” by that voter.  The same grade can be given to more than one choice.

As a result, all the options will have received the same number of grades, but a different set.  The winner is the choice that has received an absolute majority of grades that are equal to, or higher than, the highest median-grade given to any of the choices.


What do you think?

Steve

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   1. Approval style voting could be used in Brexit Vote in
      Parliament? (Gervase Lam)
   2. Re: Approval style voting could be used in Brexit Vote in
      Parliament? (Gervase Lam)


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        Parliament?
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Note that (Yes/No) Indicative votes are not legally binding and is
named for the purpose of the vote rather than how the vote should be
done.


*?https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47670348

"Alongside the PM's deal, as many as six other options could be voted
on, including:

- revoking Article 50 and cancelling Brexit
- another referendum
- the PM's deal plus a customs union
- the PM's deal plus both a customs union and single market membership
- a Canada-style free trade agreement
- leaving the EU without a deal

It is possible other options which could command reasonable levels of
support might be added to the mix.

At the end all would be voted on simultaneously. MPs would fill out a
ballot paper on each, voting for or against, and the relative support
could then be seen."



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