Constitutional voting, definition of cummulative prefererence

[Raul Miller <moth@debian.org>]

I would like to know if anyone have a specific problem with the following
concept of cumulative preference:

An individual ballot prefers option A to option B, if:

(*) Option A is mentioned at some preference, and option B is not
mentioned at all, or
(*) Option A is mentioned at a lower cannonical preference number than
option B.  [For example: 1st is a lower cannonical number than
5th, so a ballot which rated option A as its 1st preference and
option B as its 5th preference would prefer option A to option B.]

A set of ballots cumulatively prefers option A to option B if:

* more individual ballots individually prefer option A to option B than
prefer option B to option A, or
* There is an option C, where A is cumulatively preferred to option C,
and option C is cumulatively preferred to option B.


If you disagree with this concept, please let me know -- either privately
or on the list.  [And: please express yourself as unambiguously as
possible.]

Thanks,

-- 
Raul