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CondorcetCondorcetPosted Jun 11, 2012 13:20 UTC (Mon) by nye (guest, #51576)In reply to: Condorcet by ballombe Parent article: Election Results for Fedora Board, FAmSCo, and FESCo seats
>True, but it has the drawback that they do not understand how they should vote in a FPTP election to maximize their vote influence, due to strategic voting
Right. The rules are simple, but the game is not. Since simply learning the rules is insufficient in order to be able to play, trading off a marginally more complex voting system in exchange for a simpler game is a win for everyone with no vested interest in voter ignorance.
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Condorcet Posted Jun 11, 2012 17:30 UTC (Mon) by theophrastus (guest, #80847) [Link]
...or said another way:
a win for everyone with a vested interest in voters with special/superior knowledge (of the underlying voting methodology)
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