<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="4">A > B<BR>
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Choice C comes along.<BR>
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C may - head to head ---<BR>
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1. Beat both<BR>
C > A<BR>
C > B<BR>
2. Lose to both<BR>
A > C<BR>
B > C<BR>
3. Beat A ---- BUT lose to B<BR>
C > A > B > C<BR>
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Thus, obviously, a tiebreaker is needed in case 3.<BR>
Obviously perhaps Approval.<BR>
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i.e. BOTH number votes and YES/NO Approval votes.<BR>
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Obviously much more complex with 4 or more choices.<BR>
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ANY election reform method in the U.S.A. has to get past the math challeged appointed folks in SCOTUS.<BR>
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i.e. ANY reform must be REALLY SIMPLE.<BR>
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Condorcet applies for legislative bodies and single or multiple executive/judicial offices.<BR>
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Test Winner(s) versus Test Loser - with all others deemed Losers.<BR>
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For Multiple e/j offices the top M votes count on each ballot -- e.g. 3 sheriffs or judges.<BR>
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A Condorcet winner wins in all TW-TL combinations.<BR>
A Condorcet loser loses in all TW-TL combinations.<BR>
BUT - may be circular ties -- thus the tiebreaker requirement.<BR>
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For legislative bodies, each final winner would have a voting power equal to his/her final votes (i.e. direct and from losers).</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" FAMILY="SANSSERIF" SIZE="2"></FONT></HTML>