That comment is a misinterpretation of the mathematical definition of IIA—but it does raise a good point. The proposed system would, in actuality, be rather poor, it would encourage strategic voting to a tremendous degree, which would make it almost exactly like approval voting—which doesn’t fit all criteria.
That comment is a misinterpretation of the mathematical definition of IIA—but it does raise a good point. The proposed system would, in actuality, be rather poor, it would encourage strategic voting to a tremendous degree, which would make it almost exactly like approval voting—which doesn’t fit all criteria.