User talk:RobLa/MATT

Same as unified primary?
So this is not the same thing as Unified primary, right? Since second finalist is not the highest-rated candidate? — Psephomancy (talk) 04:31, 23 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Correct. It is not the same as a Unified primary. An example of when/how the results would differ:
 * Ballots (100 voters, candidates A, B, and C):
 * A,B: 50
 * A: 1
 * C: 49
 * Unified primary result:
 * A (51 approve) and B (50 approve) advance to the general election
 * Maximum approval top-two
 * A and C advance to the general election, since A and C maximize the ballot satisfaction in the general election
 * Ballot satisfaction scores
 * A and B: 51 voters
 * A and C: 100 voters
 * B and C: 99 voters
 * "Maximum approval" is a little misleading in the name, since the goal is maximizing ballot satisfaction rather than picking the candidates who individually maximize approval. But I'm not inclined to rename it yet. -- RobLa (talk) 18:15, 18 November 2019 (UTC)