Steve 1st APR dialogue with Andy Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2015 13:59:37 -0700 > From: Andy Jennings <elections@jenningsstory.com> > To: Election Methods <election-methods@electorama.com> > Subject: [EM] Approval ballots. Two to elect. Best method? > Message-ID: > <CA+Df2tz_G3t0CsFSBbC-ZzU6-y3rQxz4n2hWa0v_6pr9nBjg-g@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > Andy wrote: [….} > Specifically, I'm worried that in practically every approval-ballot PR > method, if there is a candidate you really like, but are sure that she can > get elected without your vote, you gain an advantage by not approving > them. Is there any method that minimizes that incentive? > ~ Andy S: Associational Proportional Representation (APR) solves this problem by giving each elected member of the legislative assembly a “weighted vote” exactly equal to the number of voters who helped to elect them. Feel free to ask me to send you the article that fully explains how APR would work. Steve