MacKinnon, Jeffrey S.
(12345) Gray ME USA;
06:03_05_Oct_2005
Cooper, Daniel <danc19fr@yahoo.com> (12345) St. Ismier (Grenoble) France;
I am an engineer with broad scientific and mathematical training. I am very concerned about freedom and democracy, and have looked carefully at various voting reform systems as a non-partisan way to improve this. I have lived in Europe for 9 years and have seen how system of elections affects the process and the results. | |I have concluded that Range Voting would be the optimal reform. This method would reduce the incentive for negative campaigning. It favors a psychological shift from comparing candidates to evaluating each candidate on his or her merit. | |My preference is Approval Voting (range = 0..1). It is the optimal strategy for Range Voting. If even a few people use that strategy, it is best that everyone do so to preserve an equal voice for all. The purpose of an election is to elect a candidate. Detailed preferences, I believe, are better expressed in polls.
09:25_06_Oct_2005
Bielawski, Peter L. <rangevotingmail.to.plbielawski@xoxy.net> (12345) Fort Collins CO USA;
Electrical engineer. I've actually run range voting in simulated elections and found it to be most effective in translating political intent into political results.
05:49_05_Jan_2006
Andrews, Peter C (12345) Norwich VT USA;
21:58_29_Aug_2006
Shentrup, Clay <thebrokenladder+rangevotingendorsement@gmail.com> (12345) Seattle WA USA;
05:24_11_Sep_2006
MacGuire, Cord <cordymac@hotmail.com> (12345) Boulder CO USA;
Anything we can do to open up the election process will be a step toward greater freedom for American voters.
16:15_26_Sep_2006
Candey, Robert M. (12345) Greenbelt MD USA;
13:55_29_Sep_2006
Barnes, William <rkyeun@hotmail.com> (12345) Arlington TX USA;
23:12_09_Oct_2006
smith, mitzy (12345) stony brook ny USA;
21:28_20_Oct_2006
Stewart, Charles Bruce, <charles@opensourcegov.us> (12) Sandy Oregon USA;
I am a very advanced scholar on "Constitutional-Law"; "Common-Law", & "Direct-Democracy" (among other things). | |The details of those claims could fill this page; |but i think it better to just allow for opportunities to show my skills in more personal discussions with individual people in this group. | |I hope to develop working-relationships with all people of good will. | |Sincerely; | |Charles ...
07:40_23_Oct_2006
Gruber, Steven J. <stevenjgruber@comcast.net> (12345) Glenshaw PA USA;
I choose to not play the fame number game. But it requires me to put in a number. So I asked the computer to pick a random number, and the first digit was an 8. So I'll put in 8.
21:33_21_Oct_2006
Reed, Beverly G. <bjavk@aol.com> (123456) USA;
23:10_25_Oct_2006
Joyal, Sarah E. (123456) WI USA;
This is quite possibly the most revolutionary thing I've ever heard of, and also one of the most eminently sensible. As someone entirely disillusioned by our current 2-party system, and a 100% supporter of the Libertarian party, anything to help break the domination is wonderful. | |(Please visit the link if you want to know more about me/my views, etc.)
22:21_20_Mar_2007
Singh, Pal. <Justice33@gmail.com> (123456) Queens NY USA;
Law Student in NYC |Worked in New York State Senate |Former Organizer for a major third party in New York State
03:56_03_Jul_2007
Stuckey, Wayne <waynehs@hotmail.com> (123456) Wichita KS USA;
16:53_10_Jul_2007
Rigney, Donald S. <rigney@optonline.net> (123456) Bohemia NY USA;
I support range voting because it could move us away from the current system in which effectively only two parties are represented in congress, and because it would help eliminate the problem of third party candidates being spoilers for the mainstream cadidates.
14:24_23_Jul_2007
Graepel, Mark <mgraepel@comcast.net> (123456) Portland OR USA;
21:49_07_Aug_2007
Hurst, Jason <jason@risingedgestudio.com> (123456) Raleigh NC USA;
MSEE |
11:52_20_Sep_2007
Nerode, Nathanael <neroden at fastmail dot fm> (123456) Ithaca NYNo USA;
No impressive qualifications, just a citizen.
02:16_24_Oct_2007
Mitchell, Joseph S. B. <jsbm@ams.sunysb.edu> (123456) Stony Brook NY USA;
Joseph S. B. Mitchell received a BS (1981, Physics and Applied |Mathematics), and an MS (1981, Mathematics) from Carnegie-Mellon |University, and Ph.D. (1986, Operations Research) from Stanford |University. Mitchell was with Hughes Research Labs (1981-86) and then |on the faculty of Cornell University (1986-1991). He now serves as |Professor of Applied Mathematics and Statistics and Research Professor |of Computer Science at the University at Stony Brook. Mitchell has |received various research awards (NSF Presidential Young Investigator, |Fulbright Scholar, President's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and |Creative Activities) and numerous teaching awards. His primary |research area is computational geometry, applied to problems in |computer graphics, visualization, air traffic management, |manufacturing, and geographic information systems. Mitchell has |served for several years on the Computational Geometry Steering |Committee, often as Chair. He is on the editorial board of the |journals Discrete and Computational Geometry, Computational Geometry: |Theory and Applications, and the Journal of Graph Algorithms and |Applications, and is an Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal |of Computational Geometry and Applications. He has served on numerous |program committees and was co-chair of the PC for the 21st ACM |Symposium on Computational Geometry (2005). |
00:59_11_Dec_2007
Kenneth Guarino <krguarino@verizon.net> (123456) Springfield VA United States;
I vote in every election - this voting model is superior to our current system - especially in the primaries.
14:41_18_Dec_2007
Manning, Clayton R <456.5282@gmail.com> (123456) Laguna Beach CA USA;
14:40_06_Jan_2008
Rew, Russell K. <russ@ucar.edu> (12346) Boulder CO USA;
PhD in Computer Science, University of Colorado; Manager of UCAR Unidata Data Services; voter in caucuses, primaries, and elections | |
17:51_06_Jan_2008
Gilson, Bruce R. <brg1942@gmail.com> (1) Rockville Md. USA;
I just put a posting on my blog about it. Read all about it at http://opinions-and-more.blogspot.com/2008/03/and-now-for-digression.html .
14:58_10_Mar_2008
David Stephenson <monkthatgotfunk@gmail.com> (123456) Dunn NC USA;
13:23_09_May_2008
Flynn, Nico <nicoflynn@live.com> (123456) NEW YORK ny USA;
I have just read William Poundstone's Gaming the Vote ISBN: 9780809048939 (hardcover : alk. paper) |0809048930 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
14:48_18_Apr_2008
Davis, Joseph <digitalchaos@inbox.com> (123456) Forest Grove OR USA;
23:16_19_May_2008
Lampman, Vicky <vic534@hotmail.com> (123456) Red Wing MN USA;
Knowledgeable about the crooks..
00:29_08_Jun_2008
Atwood, Frank F <frank_atwood80120@yahoo.com> (123456) Littleton CO USA;
I have no impressive qualification, however.... I have read _Gaming the Vote_ by William Poundstone, and his discussion of the Venetian Republic's election of their doge for 500 years speaks very well of their (limited range) approval voting system. Also, this web site's discussion of bees and ants over millions of years convinces me to cast my unequivocal support for Range Voting. Yes, as a Libertarian I pray that we may elect more candidates, but far more important is that a better voting system be implemented. The two major parties started out with more than a dozen candidates each and who are their champions? John and Barak? The nation deserves a better voting method.
23:36_20_Jun_2008
Piergallini, Mario (12345) Pinehurst NC USA;
22:55_08_Jul_2008
Gier, Paul <gier21@yahoo.com> (123456) Austin TX USA;
03:12_01_Aug_2008
Freeman, Devin Ray <meltyrox@yahoo.com> (123456) Wausau WI USA;
15:49_12_Aug_2008
Shellman, Joel <joel@mentics.com> (123456) Camas WA USA;
16:07_10_Sep_2008
Rollier, Andrea <gmacctmgr@gmail.com> (123456) Latham NY USA;
10:55_24_Sep_2008