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KD
Kathy Dopp
Thu, Apr 23, 2015 7:24 PM

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32410531

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"A Christian who does not protect creation . . . is a Christian who
does not care about the work of God." Pope Francis

Fundamentals of Verifiable Elections
http://kathydopp.com/wordpress/?p=174

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http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32410531 -- Kathy Dopp Town of Colonie, NY 12304 "A Christian who does not protect creation . . . is a Christian who does not care about the work of God." Pope Francis Fundamentals of Verifiable Elections http://kathydopp.com/wordpress/?p=174 View my working papers on my SSRN: http://ssrn.com/author=1451051
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robert bristow-johnson
Thu, Apr 23, 2015 8:58 PM

On 4/23/15 3:24 PM, Kathy Dopp wrote:

it would be nice if we, routinely, had a Condorcet-compliant voting
system, which requires a ranked-order ballot which is all-too-oft
confused with IRV.

it's the classic pressure to avoid one's "wasted vote".  and it's
because of plurality voting and the "traditional ballot".

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On 4/23/15 3:24 PM, Kathy Dopp wrote: > http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-32410531 > it would be nice if we, routinely, had a Condorcet-compliant voting system, which requires a ranked-order ballot which is all-too-oft confused with IRV. it's the classic pressure to avoid one's "wasted vote". and it's because of plurality voting and the "traditional ballot". -- r b-j rbj@audioimagination.com "Imagination is more important than knowledge."