Benham's method: Difference between revisions

'''Benham's method''' is a variation of [[instant-runoff voting]] independently invented by Chris Benham, David Hill, and Robert Loring.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lists.electorama.com/pipermail/election-methods-electorama.com/2006-October/116721.html|title=Condorcet + IRV completion? |last=Benham|first=Chris|date=2006-10-16|website=Election-methods mailing list|url-status=live|access-date=2022-03-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lists.electorama.com/pipermail/election-methods-electorama.com/2014-April/097948.html|title=Benham's method looks best, among the Smith + CD methods|last=Ossipoff|first=Michael|date=2014-04-28|website=Election-methods mailing list|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Loring One Winner Rule | website=Accurate Democracy Voting Rules | last=Loring | first=Robert | date=2000-08-16 | url=https://www.accuratedemocracy.com/l_lor1.htm#LOR | access-date=2022-04-23}}</ref> The method calls for tabulating the first-choice of all voters on all ballots (as done with instant-runoff), but before each elimination check if there is an un-eliminated candidate who [[pairwise counting#Terminology|pairwise beats]] all other un-eliminated candidates, and elect them if they exist.