Kotze-Pereira transformation: Difference between revisions

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3×(1,1,1) + 2×(1,1,0) + 4×(1,0,0).
3×(1,1,1) + 2×(1,1,0) + 4×(1,0,0).


This "replacement of score ballots with weighted approval ballots" idea was invented by Toby Pereira. A "ballot with weight w" is to be interpreted the same as "w voters cast that ballot." This transform converts a voting method into a different voting method.
This "replacement of score ballots with weighted approval ballots" idea was invented by Toby Pereira. A "ballot with weight w" is to be interpreted the same as "w voters cast that ballot." This transform converts scores into approvals so that any method that uses approval ballots can be converted to a method that uses score ballots without having to individually define how to do so for each method.