CDR: Re: Parties

[Mac Norton]

So, everybody's third choice gets elected, or they take turns
holding the office, or what?  Weighted voting can work for
corporate directors or other committees, but for a chief 
executive?  Even the electoral college sounds better.
MacN

On Sat, 28 Oct 2000, BENHAM TIMOTHY JAMES wrote:
> 
> That's simply a result of the dim-bulb "first past the post" voting system
> that the US (and apparently you) endure. In countries with electorates that
> are expected to be able to count past 1 (eg Australia) they have 
> preferential voting and you can express your preferences from 1 to N
> (the number of candidates).
> 
> This allows you to express your preference for libertarian drug-taking
> pornographers and still have an equal impact on the outcome.
> 
> Tim
> 
>