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Re: Announcing OpenSTV 1.3

--- In stv-voting@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Lung" <voting@...> wrote:
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> A couple of decades ago, AMS hadn't been programmed. I suppose that
> deficiency has long been made good.

Richard
I may have missed something, but I didn't see anything about AMS (aka
MMP) on the OpenSTV website - indeed, it would have been a surprise
to find it there as it does not use preferential ballots.

But in any case, why would anyone want to write a "program" for AMS
(MMP)? It all tumbles out with a comparatively simple spreadsheet or
set of spreadsheets for the regionalised version we use in Scotland.

James




Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:10 am

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Announcing OpenSTV version 1.3 -- software for computing the single transferable vote, instant runoff voting, Condorcet, approval, and many other voting...
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Feb 6, 2009
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A couple of decades ago, AMS hadnt been programmed. I suppose that deficiency has long been made good. I suppose programmers would have to allow for different...
Richard Lung
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Feb 11, 2009
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... Richard I may have missed something, but I didn't see anything about AMS (aka MMP) on the OpenSTV website - indeed, it would have been a surprise to find...
James Gilmour
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Feb 15, 2009
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James, My source for AMS not having been programmed, a couple or so decades ago, came from a book (edited?) by Iain McClean. (his name might be spelt slightly...
Richard Lung
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Feb 17, 2009
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Richard I suppose the simple reason why AMS (MMP) has not been programmed is that no-one would be stupid enough to want to use AMS (MMP) for private elections....
James Gilmour
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Feb 24, 2009
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James, Thankyou for your expert explanations. If I remember rightly, Mr McClean did eventually recommend AMS to the Independent Commission on Voting Methods...
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