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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 w: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)

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+== Same as unified primary? ==
 So this is not the same thing as [[w:Unified primary|Unified primary]], right?  Since second finalist is not the highest-rated candidate? — [[User:Psephomancy|Psephomancy]]&nbsp;([[User talk:Psephomancy|talk]]) 04:31, 23 October 2019 (UTC)
+:Correct. It is not the same as a [[w: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. -- [[User:RobLa|RobLa]] ([[User talk:RobLa|talk]]) 18:15, 18 November 2019 (UTC)