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--></style></head><body><div><span>------ Original Message ------</span></div><div>
<div>From "Michael Garman" <<a href="mailto:michael.garman@rankthevote.us">michael.garman@rankthevote.us</a>></div>
<div>To "EM list" <<a href="mailto:election-methods@electorama.com">election-methods@electorama.com</a>></div>
<div>Date 4/18/2024 2:10:06 AM</div>
<div>Subject [EM] Ballot</div></div><div><br /></div>
<div id="xf00f965df7d54e0"><blockquote cite="CANAGaDf3vdGGH3-UW6=gPUP_+8GSmNP6wwNdJh+Wf-ceGJO38w@mail.gmail.com" type="cite" class="cite2">
<div dir="ltr"><div>Since the question of the poll is on suitability for use in public elections:</div></div></blockquote><div id="xf00f965df7d54e0">I don't think the question of the poll has been formally stated. For me, this means that no one can answer it yet. In any event, very little of the discussion of each method, pro and con, has been about "suitability for use in public elections".</div><div id="xf00f965df7d54e0"><br /></div><div id="xf00f965df7d54e0"><span>--Bob Richard</span></div><br /><blockquote cite="CANAGaDf3vdGGH3-UW6=gPUP_+8GSmNP6wwNdJh+Wf-ceGJO38w@mail.gmail.com" type="cite" class="cite2"><div dir="ltr"><div><br /></div><br /><div>1. IRV</div><div>2. STAR</div><div>3. Approval with separate runoff</div><div>4. Approval</div><div>5. All nominees not listed above or below</div><div>6. Plurality</div><div><br /></div><div>I approve through the 3rd-ranked alternative, inclusive.</div><div><br /></div><div>For the record, I would probably rank IRV about ninth out of all the nominees in theory, but the vast majority are too complicated or politically infeasible for use in public elections.</div><div><br /></div><div>I reserve the right to alter this ballot at any time prior to the close of the poll.</div></div>
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