Here's an off-the-wall idea. Haven't fully thought through the strategic implications, but here goes:<div><br></div><div>What if, instead of requiring the candidates to vote sequentially, they all have to go at the same time, but we introduce another level between "approve" and "don't approve" which is "conditional approval" or "approve this candidate only if he approves me". (I don't yet know how this fits in with the candidates' pre-specified rankings.)</div>
<div><br></div><div>These are resolved on a pairwise basis. If A approves B and B conditionally approves A, then that is converted into full approval. If A and B both conditionally approve each other, then that should be converted into mutual full approval.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Thoughts?</div><div><br></div><div>Andy</div>