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Forest W Simmons wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">Chris B wrote...
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<pre wrap="">Regarding "social utility", I'm of the school that says that to the
extent that it is a real and wonderful thing it will look after itself
if we do
our best to ensure that the election method is as fair and
strategy-resistant as possible.
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Random Ballot is already fair and as strategy-resistant as possible, so
there is wiggle room here. </pre>
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"Random Ballot" is equivalent to having a random citizen appoint the
office-holder (i.e. "Random Dictator").<br>
That isn't an "election" (it's a lottery), so therefore Random Ballot
isn't an "election method".<br>
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<pre wrap="">How about maximizing voting power, i.e. the
probability that your ballot will make a difference in your favor in a
typical election?</pre>
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In a large election, I wouldn't think there would be much difference on
that score between RB and a normal<br>
fair deterministic voting method.<br>
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Chris Benham<br>
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