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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>On the Wikipedia election method pages, I've added
ballot images to Wikipedia for three types of voting:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1. One vote - 2 ballot formats</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Past_the_Post_electoral_system#Ballot_types">
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Past_the_Post_electoral_system#Ballot_types</A><BR>
IMAGES</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Onevoteballotname.gif">
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Onevoteballotname.gif</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Onevoteballotmark.gif">
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Onevoteballotmark.gif</A></FONT></DIV>2.
Approval vote - 4 ballot formats</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approval_voting#Ballot_types">
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Approval_voting#Ballot_types</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> IMAGES:</DIV></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Approvalballotname.gif">
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Approvalballotname.gif</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Approvalballotword.gif">
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Approvalballotword.gif</A></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Approvalballotmark.gif">
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Approvalballotmark.gif</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Approvalballotchoice.gif">
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Approvalballotchoice.gif</A></FONT></DIV>3.
Rank vote - 4 ballot formats</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preferential_voting">
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preferential_voting</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> IMAGES:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Rankballotoval.gif">
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Rankballotoval.gif</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Rankballotnumber2.gif">
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Rankballotnumber2.gif</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Rankballotname2.gif">
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Rankballotname2.gif</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Rankballottouch.gif">
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Rankballottouch.gif</A></FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The images are not overly beautiful, but I tried to
be consistent, and they are reasonable starting points to consider variations
that might be used. (Mainly better "instructions" at the top.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The Rank ballots include a "Touch screen" format
which would be a dynamic display that would confirm each vote. A "touch screen"
ballot for each ballot type could be drawn as well. It is difficult to
really demonstrate a dynamic display ballot clearly in a single
image.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Another category of ballots could be added for
Cardinal Ratings, example 10 point scale, considering thee forms - hand-written
names, hand-written scores, marked column-rating scores.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cardinal Ratings also optionally could have an
(N-1) column format, with an implicit "zero" score if a candidate
is unmarked, just like Approval can have an implicit "No/zero" score for an
unmarked candidate, ALTHOUGH I think it would be a rather bad idea since voters
wouldn't necessarily recognize this option even if it was clearly stated in the
instructions.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hopefully my ballot designs offered won't be
controversial, although I'm sure they deserve more care than I made for best
clarity.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Maybe this is a really trivial exercise, unworthy
of discussion?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Of course, in part, I'm offering them in
regard to my assertion that there are three main categories of ballots "one
vote", "rankings vote", and "ratings vote", with approval as a special case of
ratings.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I also think Condorcet election ballots deserve
consideration also for a pairwise preference ballot, even if rather cumbersome
with over 4 candidates. Condorcet can easily use a "ranking" ballot for
counting, and voters shouldn't be allowed to offer cyclic preferences possible
in a pairwise preference ballot. However giving voters the chance to offer
illogical preferences allows an extra "consistency check" to prevent voters from
misranking because they were voting too quickly.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tom Ruen</FONT></DIV>
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