Re: Motion 19.02 -- explicit refusal to vote
On 2010-10-31 22:01:54 +0000, Corliss, George wrote:
> However, I think I read a paper MANY years ago that gave a
> mathematical proof there is NO system of voting (subject to several
> "fairness" axioms) which is not subject to "strategic voting," in
> which you advance your position by voting in a manner contrary to
> your true wishes, under certain circumstances.
That's true when there are at least 3 choices, but not for a binary
vote like here.
> We MIGHT be able to do better, but a perfect voting system will elude us.
For a YES/NO choice, a perfect voting system is possible. And that's
also why public votes should only consist in YES/NO votes.
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