[EM] Ballot

Michael Garman michael.garman at rankthevote.us
Thu Apr 18 10:40:20 PDT 2024


I believe that objective was stated by Ossipoff in one of his initial
messages on the subject.


On Thu, Apr 18, 2024 at 4:29 PM Bob Richard [lists] <
lists001 at robertjrichard.com> wrote:

> ------ Original Message ------
> From "Michael Garman" <michael.garman at rankthevote.us>
> To "EM list" <election-methods at electorama.com>
> Date 4/18/2024 2:10:06 AM
> Subject [EM] Ballot
>
> Since the question of the poll is on suitability for use in public
> elections:
>
> I don't think the question of the poll has been formally stated. For me,
> this means that no one can answer it yet. In any event, very little of the
> discussion of each method, pro and con, has been about "suitability for use
> in public elections".
>
> --Bob Richard
>
>
>
> 1. IRV
> 2. STAR
> 3. Approval with separate runoff
> 4. Approval
> 5. All nominees not listed above or below
> 6. Plurality
>
> I approve through the 3rd-ranked alternative, inclusive.
>
> For the record, I would probably rank IRV about ninth out of all the
> nominees in theory, but the vast majority are too complicated or
> politically infeasible for use in public elections.
>
> I reserve the right to alter this ballot at any time prior to the close of
> the poll.
>
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