[EM] Poll, preliminary ballots

[Kristofer Munsterhjelm]

On 2024-04-18 08:58, Chris Benham wrote:
> 
> What is the (or your) definition of "Schwartz-Woodall" ?    And what do 
> you think is the positive point of it
> compared with plain Woodall?

 From my explanation post, with a few words added in brackets:

Woodall:
     https://electowiki.org/wiki/Woodall%27s_method
     This method takes ranked ballots. First make a note of the initial 
Smith set. Then keep doing IRV until only one candidate of the initial 
Smith set remains. Elect that candidate. Note: This is not Benham - the 
initial Smith set never changes.

Schwartz-Woodall:
     The same as Woodall, but with the Schwartz set [instead of the 
Smith set]. The Schwartz set is slightly less prone to ties.

So what I read as its difference to ordinary Woodall is "fewer tie 
problems but harder to explain". Richard's opinion might differ, of course.

-km