[EM] Reply to an IRVist post on December 17th

[Greg Dennis]

Hold on a second, if Good gets eliminated, there are only two candidates
(Best and Worst) remaining, and whichever of those two with the most votes
wins. That sample ballot counts for "Best" in the final round -- it is
never counted for "Worst."


On Sun, Feb 4, 2024, 5:15 PM Michael Ossipoff <email9648742 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I said:
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> No, it [your ballot] doesn't[count for your 2nd choice] , unless your 2nd
> choice is still there. Oops !!! You &
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> Richie forgot to include the word "Maybe"
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> Michael Garman said:
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> Fine…it counts for your next highest choice still in the running. Which is
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> also a reasonable interpretation of the “next choice” language you cite.
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> Satisfied?
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> Does that person have any idea what he’s saying?
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> Say the election is between Best, Good, &Worst.
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> You rank Best>Good>Worst.
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> Good gets eliminated first, & then Best gets eliminated, & either hir
> ballots don’t have a 2nd choice, or hir transfers go to Worst. According
> to our friend here, now Good is no longer your 2nd choice. The
> elimination of Good makes Worst your 2nd choice, & so FairVote’s promise
> is kept:  Your 2nd choice, Worst is elected !!
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> Oh, but wait, it gets even better:
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> Worst isn’t only your 2nd choice now:  By our IRVist friend’s definition
> of “choice”, now Worst becomes your 1st choice (because he’s the only
> remaining candidate).
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> Congratulations !! You’ve elected your 1st choice, Worst !!!~
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> …
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> Ladies & Gentlemen of the jury: I present to you exhibit B, further
> confirmation of the universal astounding dishonesty of the promotion of RCV.
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