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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>As I have had it explained to me, the Plurality Criterion is: "If there are two candidates X and Y so that X has more first place votes than Y has any place votes, then Y shouldn't win".<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Which I think means that if X has, for example, 100 votes, then B would have to appear on less than 100 ballots and still *<b>win</b>* for this criterion to be failed, yes?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I cannot imagine a (halfway desirable) voting system that would fail the Plurality Criterion – can anyone tell me the simplest one that would? Apart from a lame one like “least votes win”, I mean?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:standard'>-Benn Grant<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:standard'>eFix Computer Consulting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:standard'><a href="mailto:benn@4efix.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>benn@4efix.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:standard'>603.283.6601<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>