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An Analysis of Various Election Methods

Posted by michael on from the anything-would-be-a-step-forward dept.

An anonymous reader writes "David Cobb talked about Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) as the best choice in electoral methods in his interview here, but is it really? The folks over at electionmethods.org seem to think it isn't. They favor Condorcet voting, which is another ranking style method using simulated one on one elections. Here is an evaluation of various methods, including IRV and Condorcet."

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  1. Just vote for the best ideas... by icebattle · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Actually, it's quite simple, folks. Vote for the candidate with the most useful, coherent ideas - who also stands a chance of winning. In this case, its a very simple decision: Bush is a moron, Kerry is sorta ok.

    The only problem with this method is people - when the majority are idiots, you get what the idiots want.

    No voting methodologies will protect you from idiots.