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It has occurred to me that, when, after the two deletions specified in my previous message and ABucklin2 definition,<br>every remaining candidate has votes from a majority of the voters, the count can no longer be a matter of proceeding<br>by Abucklin rules, which specify stopping as soon as someone gets a majority.<br><br>So I suggest that, instead, when those two deletions have been done, every ballot that hasn't yet given a vote to<br>a candidate currently possessing votes from a majority of the candidates, gives votes to all of the (undeleted) candidates above<br>its Approval cutoff. Then the winner is the(un-deleted) candidate who has the most votes.<br><br>So ABucklin2 balloting includes an Approval cutoff.<br><br>So, my complete definition of ABucklin2:<br><br>Same as Abucklin, except that:<br><br>If, after any particular Bucklin vote-giving round, two or more candidates have votes from a majority of the voters,<br>then:<br><br>1. Delete every candidate who doesn't have votes from a majority of the voters.<br>2. Delete every ballot that has given a vote to a candidate currently possessing votes from a majority of the voters.<br>3. Each undeleted ballot gives votes to the undeleted candidates above its Approval-cutoff. The candidate with the most votes wins.<br><br>[end of ABucklin2 definition]<br><br>I can't say for sure, at this point, if that's the best definition. But, unlike my previous definition, it makes sense. It's <br>probably the best way to proceed in each voter's bests interest, and is most in the spirit of MTA2.<br><br>Mike Ossipoff<br><br><br><br> </div></body>
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