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<DIV><SPAN>Hi Mike,</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN>I don't think Approval-Runoff can get off the ground since it's too</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>apparent that a party could nominate two candidates (signaling that one</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>is just a pawn to aid the other) and try to win by grabbing both of the</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>finalist positions. If this happened regularly it would be just an </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN>expensive </SPAN><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">version of FPP.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; RIGHT: auto; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto"><FONT style="RIGHT: auto" face="Courier New">Actually, it would be an expensive version of Approval.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; RIGHT: auto; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto"><FONT style="RIGHT: auto" face="Courier New">Still, I am not sure why it would be any easier to propose an approval</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; RIGHT: auto; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto"><FONT style="RIGHT: auto" face="Courier New">runoff vs. plain approval.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; RIGHT: auto; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif"><FONT face="Courier New, courier, monaco, monospace, sans-serif">Kevin</FONT></DIV></div></body></html>