Total approval chain climbing: Difference between revisions

'''Total approval chain climbing''' ('''TACC''') is a Condorcet [[completion method]] using an [[Approval ballot|approval]] component, invented by [[ForestJobst Simmons]]Heitzig in 20142005.<ref>[[EM-list]] thread:{{cite web|url=http://lists.electorama.com/pipermail/election-methods-electorama.com/20142005-AprilMarch/thread080299.html#97913|title=Chain Climbing methods|website=Election-methods mailing list archives|date=2005-03-04|last=Heitzig|first=J.}}</ref> In the three-candidate case it is equivalent to electing the candidate in the cycle who defeats the approval loser pairwise. The motivation is to reduce [[burial]] incentive.