1 # election library -- a ruby library for elections
2 # copyright © 2005 MIT Media Lab and Benjamin Mako Hill
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19 #################################################################
20 ## ==== condorcet.rb ====
22 ## This file contains Condorcet election methods. Currently this
23 ## includes a pure condorcet and a CloneproofSSD implementation
24 ## modeled after the Python-based Debian project election code and
25 ## that gives the same results in several tested corner cases.
26 #################################################################
28 ##################################################################
29 ## CondorcetVote Classes and SubClasses
31 ## The CondorcetVote class is subclassed by the PureCondorcetVote and
32 ## the CloneproofSSDVote classes but should not be used directly.
34 class CondorcetVote < ElectionVote
36 def initialize(votes=nil)
37 unless defined?(@candidates)
38 @candidates = Array.new
39 votes.each do |vote_row|
40 vote_row = vote_row.flatten if vote_row.class == Array
41 vote_row.each do |vote|
42 @candidates << vote unless @candidates.include?(vote)
49 def tally_vote(vote=nil)
51 vote.each_with_index do |winner, index|
52 if vote.flatten.length < @candidates.length
53 implied_losers = @candidates.select { |c| not vote.include?(c) }
54 vote.push(implied_losers)
56 if vote.length - 1 == index
59 losers = vote.last( vote.flatten.length - index )
62 losers.each do |place|
63 place = [place] unless place.class == Array
66 next if winner == loser
68 @votes[winner] = Hash.new unless @votes.has_key?(winner)
69 @votes[loser] = Hash.new unless @votes.has_key?(loser)
71 if @votes[winner].has_key?(loser)
72 @votes[winner][loser] += 1
74 @votes[winner][loser] = 1
77 # make sure we have a comparable object
78 @votes[loser][winner] = 0 unless @votes[loser].has_key?( winner )
80 @candidates << loser unless @candidates.include?( loser )
87 top_result = resultFactory( self )
88 until @candidates.empty?
89 aResult = resultFactory( self )
90 top_result.full_results << aResult
97 def verify_vote(vote=nil)
98 vote.instance_of?( Array ) and
104 class PureCondorcetVote < CondorcetVote
105 def resultFactory(init)
106 PureCondorcetResult.new(init)
110 class CloneproofSSDVote < CondorcetVote
111 def resultFactory(init)
112 CloneproofSSDResult.new(init)
117 ##################################################################
118 ## CondorcetResult Classes and SubClasses
120 ## The CondorcetResult class is subclassed by the PureCondorcetResult
121 ## and the CloneproofSSDResult classes but should not be used
124 class CondorcetResult < ElectionResult
125 def initialize(voteobj=nil)
126 unless voteobj and voteobj.kind_of?( CondorcetVote )
127 raise ArgumentError, "You must pass a CondorcetVote array.", caller
133 def defeats(candidates=nil, votes=nil)
134 candidates = @election.candidates unless candidates
135 votes = @election.votes unless votes
138 candidates.each do |candidate|
139 candidates.each do |challenger|
140 next if candidate == challenger
141 if votes[candidate][challenger] > votes[challenger][candidate]
142 defeats << [ candidate, challenger ]
152 class PureCondorcetResult < CondorcetResult
153 def initialize(voteobj=nil)
160 votes = @election.votes
161 candidates = @election.candidates
164 candidates.each do |candidate|
165 victors[candidate] = Array.new
168 self.defeats.each do |pair|
169 winner, loser = *pair
170 victors[winner] << loser
173 winners = @election.candidates.find_all do |candidate|
174 victors[candidate].length == @election.candidates.length - 1
177 @winners << winners if winners.length == 1
181 class CloneproofSSDResult < CondorcetResult
182 def initialize(voteobj=nil)
184 @winners = self.cpssd()
189 votes = @election.votes
190 candidates = *@election.candidates
192 def in_schwartz_set?(candidate, candidates, transitive_defeats)
193 candidates.each do |challenger|
194 next if candidate == challenger
196 if transitive_defeats.include?( [ challenger, candidate ] ) and
197 not transitive_defeats.include?( [ candidate, challenger ] )
206 # see the array with the standard defeats
207 transitive_defeats = self.defeats(candidates, votes)
209 candidates.each do |cand1|
210 candidates.each do |cand2|
211 candidates.each do |cand3|
212 if transitive_defeats.include?( [ cand2, cand1 ] ) and
213 transitive_defeats.include?( [ cand1, cand3 ] ) and
214 not transitive_defeats.include?( [ cand2, cand3 ] ) and
216 transitive_defeats << [ cand2, cand3 ]
222 schwartz_set = Array.new
223 candidates.each do |candidate|
224 if in_schwartz_set?(candidate, candidates, transitive_defeats)
225 schwartz_set << candidate
229 candidates = schwartz_set
231 # look through the schwartz set now for defeats
232 defeats = self.defeats(candidates, votes)
234 # it's a tie or there's only one option
235 break if defeats.length == 0
237 def is_weaker_defeat?( pair1, pair2 )
238 votes = @election.votes
239 if votes[pair1[0]][pair1[1]] > votes[pair2[0]][pair2[1]]
241 elsif votes[pair1[0]][pair1[1]] == votes[pair2[0]][pair2[1]] and
242 votes[pair1[1]][pair1[0]] > votes[pair2[1]][pair2[0]]
249 defeats.sort! do |pair1, pair2|
250 if is_weaker_defeat?( pair1, pair2 )
252 elsif is_weaker_defeat?( pair2, pair1 )
259 votes[defeats[0][0]][defeats[0][1]] = 0
260 votes[defeats[0][1]][defeats[0][0]] = 0