[EM] Optimal Cardinal Proportional Representation

[Kristofer Munsterhjelm]

On 2024-05-05 09:32, Richard Lung wrote:
> 
> "The hunt for the "Holy Grail" of cardinal PR has been long and 
> arduous." And it will no doubt remain so, for any seeking it.
> 
> I take it  you mean PR wth a cardinal number vote, as it already 
> involves the usual cardinal numbers in the count: "Dealing purely with 
> approval voting to start with..." a new name for cumulative voting, that 
> slightly favorable system compared to FPTP, that has not gained any 
> favor except as an intellectual buffer for an American Political Science 
> association. To me that simply robs the voters of electing their most 
> prefered candidates in their order of choice, as democracy requires.

How would you define cumulative voting? It seems like you're using a 
different definition than is common on the list.

-km