<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/5/9 robert bristow-johnson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rbj@audioimagination.com">rbj@audioimagination.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
in comparison, i have seen 3 different TTR elections for City Council in Burlington. none had more than 55% turnout on runoff day (in comparison to the number of voters that came on the first election day). the IRV election had 93% of the voters participating in the final round. 93% turnout is a lot better turnout than 55%. every voter that expressed an opinion of at least one of the two candidates that made it to that final round participated in the actual choice of the elected candidate.</blockquote>
<div><br>This is a good point. But: <br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="im">at least 38% fewer voters come to the polls on runoff day and get counted with TTR. that is what our experience is.</div>
</blockquote><div><br>You mean "on average" or "so far, at least" or something. There's no "at least" here; in a contentious runoff, it's possible for turnout to increase.<br><br>JQ<br>
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