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<pre><br>In my alternative definition of voting x over y, in the first sentence, I accidentally wrote<br>"is" when I meant "if". Here is the posting written correctly:<br><br>Alternative definition of voting x over y:<br><br>You're voting x over y if switching the names of x and y on your ballot could change the winner from x to y, but<br>could not change the winner from y to x.<br><br>[end of alternative definition of voting x over y]<br><br>This avoids the "probably" or the phrase "consistent with more configurations of other voters' ballots". It's simpler and<br>neater. Either definition would do.<br><br>Of course by this #2 definition, in IRV you never really know whether you're voting x over y or y over x.<br><br>No problem.<br><br>My criteria still <a href="http://lists.electorama.com/pipermail/election-methods-electorama.com/2011-December/029305.html#" style="text-decoration: underline;" id="_GPLITA_0" title="Powered by Text-Enhance">apply to</a> IRV. A criterion-failure-example-writer can always make up a monotonic example for hir<br>failure example.<br></pre> </div></body>
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