<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><div>On Mar 24, 2012, at 3:49 PM, MIKE OSSIPOFF wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 29px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div class="hmmessage" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><div dir="ltr"><br>Approval can't be improved upon, other than questionably and doubtfully.<br></div></div></span></blockquote><div><br></div>This is a bit much, considering that there are many competing methods that offer various worthy capabilities.</div><div><br></div><div>Looking at the ABucklin that you mention:</div><div><br></div><div>Assuming that I wish to elect A, but want to have B considered ONLY if I cannot get A elected:</div><div><br></div><div>. I cannot say this with Approval, where I must give equal approval to every candidate I approve.</div><div><br></div><div>. With ABucklin I can give B a lower rank than I give A, to be considered only if A's rank does not decide on a winner.<br><br><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 29px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div class="hmmessage" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><div dir="ltr"><br>Mike<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br></div></div></span></blockquote></div><br></body></html>