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> This <span style="font-family: monospace;"><br>
</span>> essentially turns an election where winners do not appear from the <span style="font-family: monospace;"><br>
</span>> direct votes into a deliberative process, conducted on behalf of the <tt><br>
> voters by those trusted by them.</tt><br>
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I think the loss of control would make this a hard sell for people who <br>
have used PR-STV. They will see it as reducing their choice rather<br>
than increasing it. The fact that there would (hopefully) be alot more<br>
candidates would likely be lost.<br>
<br>
One related issue is transfers in PR-STV. Sometimes a party candidate<br>
is very popular generally. When this candidate is elected (or eliminated)<br>
alot of his transfers would leave the party. Under PR-STV, he can blame<br>
the voters. However, under asset he would have to either keep the<br>
votes within the party or risk the ire of fellow party members.<br>
<br>
Who should I vote for if I like a candidate but don't like the party he<br>
is representing? Presumably, I should vote for someone who feels<br>
the same way. <br>
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I think some combination of lists and asset could be good.<br>
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For example, you could use PR-STV, but exhausted votes could be<br>
given to the first choice on the ballot as assets.<br>
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Another option is that candidates could publish a partial list, and <br>
would have to stick to the list until it was exhausted.<br>
<br>
The first option preserves the voter control but allows the vote to use<br>
pure asset if they wish (just rank 1 candidate and leave the rest <br>
unranked). If everyone does that, then the result is asset but with<br>
a PR-STV-like elimination sequence.<br>
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<div style="clear: both;">Raphfrk<br>
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Interesting site<br>
"what if anyone could modify the laws"<br>
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www.wikocracy.com</div>
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