I wish the focus of this list was broader than just elections. Condorcet and other kinds of alternative voting methods could also be used in legislative bodies and organizations as well as informal groups to decide among three or more alternative proposals, making it possible to avoid or bypass the kinds of parliamentary and informal voting rules that now prevent consideration more than two alternatives at a time. Furthermore, as the use of alternative methods in non-election situations became more frequent and (I hope) more popular, it would become much easier to advocate their use for elections, since far more people would have become familiar with them and comfortable using them. -Ralph Suter

Yes, there are many poll and voting uses for election methods. And yes, the best approach to promote good methods (also for later use at national level) may be to promote them first in small circles. Juho > On 18 Jun 2016, at 23:05, Ralph Suter <RLSuter@aol.com> wrote: > > I wish the focus of this list was broader than just elections. > > Condorcet and other kinds of alternative voting methods could also be used in legislative bodies and organizations as well as informal groups to decide among three or more alternative proposals, making it possible to avoid or bypass the kinds of parliamentary and informal voting rules that now prevent consideration more than two alternatives at a time. > > Furthermore, as the use of alternative methods in non-election situations became more frequent and (I hope) more popular, it would become much easier to advocate their use for elections, since far more people would have become familiar with them and comfortable using them. > > -Ralph Suter > ---- > Election-Methods mailing list - see http://electorama.com/em for list info