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You're right that Borda count on its own isn't a great system. Though an RCV-style system that eliminates candidates on the basis of least-Borda count would be
by elihu 5y ago
You're right that Borda count on its own isn't a great system. Though an RCV-style system that eliminates candidates on the basis of least-Borda count would be something else. It might be better than either normal IRV or plain Borda count on their own. (Though I still think I'd rather go with approval voting or STAR.)
- vitus 5y agoIt sounds like you're referring to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanson%27s_method https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanson%27s_method and the related Baldwin's method, which, while being Condorcet methods, both fail monotonicity.
- elihu 5y agoI looks like what I was thinking of is Baldwin's method, actually. Failing monotonicity is still a problem, but it's actually pretty cool that it satisfies the Condorcet criterion. That seems like a pretty big step up from plain IRV.