STV (was Re: ternary operator vote)

[Aahz]

In article <kzv2a.9248$217.8859 at news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk>,
John Ochiltree  <johnochiltree at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
>Slashdot, a couple of months ago had a link to an article by a
>mathematician showing that there were accuracy problems with all
>types. He demonstrated anomolies cleary showing that although the
>voting publics intention is clear (common sense I suppose?) the
>outcomes can be frankly perverse.  Haven't got the time to find the
>link at the moment - sorry!

Yes, Arrow's Theorem.  See http://www.electionmethods.org/Arrow.html
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