When I saw the proposal to poll participants in this list about their views on different election methods I was excited by the prospect of getting information about how a group of people who have thought hard about different approaches to deciding elections viewed different methods. However, while the lead up to a poll has as usual been informative, the direction of the discussions about the poll itself have been disappointing . So assuming the poll goes forward to a vote I have decided not to vote. I do, however, plan to vote in the US election in November. Best, Joe —————————————— Joseph Malkevitch Email: jmalkevitch@york.cuny.edu Web page: http://york.cuny.edu/~malk/