Re: OT: For information only !

Christophe Grandsire wrote:
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>>
>> It's equivalent to leaving voting instructions as follows:
>>
>>         In the first election, I vote for A.
>>         In the runoff election, if there is one, I vote for B.
>>         In the second runoff election, if there is one, I vote for C.
>>         ...
>
>
> No it's not, because in case of a true run-off election I may be able to
> vote again for A (in case that person's still there). Such a system, if it
> really meant what you're saying, cannot account for that. So once again, I
> fail to see how such a system can give an absolute majority of first
> position votes, the only thing that ensures the person has really been
> chosen by a majority of people.
In Instant Runoff, if the candidate you supported in an earlier election
makes the runoff, your vote stays the same. Votes only transfer down the
list if the candidate you listed higher doesn't make the runoff.

IRV does have problems, though. Just from a practical standpoint, you
have to keep a copy of each ballot--simple tallying doesn't work. I'm
more of a Condorcet Voting supporter, myself.

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