Re: Constitutional amendment: Condorcet/Clone Proof SSD vote tallying
On Tue, 20 May 2003 22:43:59 +0200, Matthias Urlichs <smurf@smurf.noris.de> said:
> Hi, You actually propose two separate amendments. Please don't do
> that, it smells of politics. :-/
> John H. Robinson, IV wrote:
> - 2. If the ballot has a quorum requirement R any options other
> - than the default option which do not receive at least R votes
> - ranking that option above the default option are dropped from
> - consideration.
> + 2. If the ballot has a quorum requirement R, and less then R votes
> are
> + cast, the entire vote is thrown out. The amendment may be
> withdrawn,
> + or a discussion period may be resumed at the sponsor's discretion.
> I think I like this change.
Apart from the fact that a ballot having a quorum may not be
well defined; this amendment is superfluous, since if less than R
votes are cast, then no option gets R votes, so all options are
discarded, and the vote is invalidated anyway.
> + 3. Any option with a supermajority requirement which does not
> defeat
> + the default option by its required majority ratio is dropped from
> + consideration.
> - 3. Any (non-default) option which does not defeat the default
> option
> - by its required majority ratio is dropped from consideration.
> The point of wording it the "old" way was that any option which is
> ranked below the default by a majority is removed before starting
> the algorithm. That is intentional; otherwise, a case can be
> constructed where such an option could win, which is Not Good.
> I'd reject this change.
Quite.
manoj
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