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<blockquote data-quote="FFG Greg" data-source="post: 979573" data-attributes="member: 10808">Weighted, sure. Approval voting, for example, is a good way to protect the interests of the minority. Note, however, that even in this kind of system, the principle behind &quot;one person one vote&quot; is protected. In the standard approval voting system, for example, voters can vote for as many candidates as they like, but they can only give a candidate a single vote. In other systems, the voter might rank candidates but the rankings are fixed (each voter gets a 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1, for example). Alternatively, the voter may get a certain number of votes and be able to distribute them however he likes among the candidates -- but his vote pool is still fixed and it's the same as everyone else's.This system, on the other hand, effectively allows the voter to expand his vote pool disproportionately to other voters simply by gaming the system. Respectfully, it is a really poor system, regardless of your particular definition of fairness.There already seem to be conflicting opinions on what the guidelines are. Is 10-0-0-0-0 a bogus vote that will be thrown out, or is it a legitimate expression of the voter's preference that we shouldn't second guess?GregFFG</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FFG Greg, post: 979573, member: 10808"] Weighted, sure. Approval voting, for example, is a good way to protect the interests of the minority. Note, however, that even in this kind of system, the principle behind "one person one vote" is protected. In the standard approval voting system, for example, voters can vote for as many candidates as they like, but they can only give a candidate a single vote. In other systems, the voter might rank candidates but the rankings are fixed (each voter gets a 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1, for example). Alternatively, the voter may get a certain number of votes and be able to distribute them however he likes among the candidates -- but his vote pool is still fixed and it's the same as everyone else's. This system, on the other hand, effectively allows the voter to expand his vote pool disproportionately to other voters simply by gaming the system. Respectfully, it is a really poor system, regardless of your particular definition of fairness. There already seem to be conflicting opinions on what the guidelines are. Is 10-0-0-0-0 a bogus vote that will be thrown out, or is it a legitimate expression of the voter's preference that we shouldn't second guess? Greg FFG [/QUOTE]

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