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 attr_accessor :results
38 def initialize(votes=nil)
39 unless defined?(@candidates)
40 @candidates = Array.new
41 votes.each do |vote_row|
42 vote_row = vote_row.flatten if vote_row.class == Array
43 vote_row.each do |vote|
44 @candidates << vote unless @candidates.include?(vote)
52 def tally_vote(vote=nil)
54 vote.each_with_index do |winner, index|
55 if vote.flatten.length < @candidates.length
56 implied_losers = @candidates.select { |c| not vote.include?(c) }
57 vote.push(implied_losers)
59 if vote.length - 1 == index
62 losers = vote.flatten.last( vote.flatten.length - index - 1)
65 losers.each do |place|
66 place = [place] unless place.class == Array
70 @votes[winner] = Hash.new unless @votes.has_key?(winner)
71 @votes[loser] = Hash.new unless @votes.has_key?(loser)
73 if @votes[winner].has_key?(loser)
74 @votes[winner][loser] += 1
76 @votes[winner][loser] = 1
79 # make sure we have a comparable object
80 @votes[loser][winner] = 0 unless @votes[loser].has_key?( winner )
87 if @results.size < 2 && (not @candidates.empty?)
94 find_only_winner unless @winner
100 def verify_vote(vote=nil)
101 vote.instance_of?( Array ) and
106 find_only_winner unless @winner
107 until @candidates.empty?
108 aResult = resultFactory( self )
109 @results << aResult.winners
115 @winner = resultFactory( self )
116 @results << @winner.winners
122 class PureCondorcetVote < CondorcetVote
124 PureCondorcetResult.new(self)
128 class CloneproofSSDVote < CondorcetVote
129 def resultFactory(init)
130 CloneproofSSDResult.new(init)
136 ##################################################################
137 ## CondorcetResult Classes and SubClasses
139 ## The CondorcetResult class is subclassed by the PureCondorcetResult
140 ## and the CloneproofSSDResult classes but should not be used
143 class CondorcetResult < ElectionResult
144 def initialize(voteobj=nil)
145 unless voteobj and voteobj.kind_of?( CondorcetVote )
146 raise ArgumentError, "You must pass a CondorcetVote array.", caller
152 def defeats(candidates=nil, votes=nil)
153 candidates = @election.candidates unless candidates
154 votes = @election.votes unless votes
157 candidates = [candidates] unless candidates.class == Array
158 candidates.each do |candidate|
159 candidates.each do |challenger|
160 next if candidate == challenger
161 if votes[candidate][challenger] > votes[challenger][candidate]
162 defeats << [ candidate, challenger ]
172 class PureCondorcetResult < CondorcetResult
173 def initialize(voteobj=nil)
180 votes = @election.votes
181 candidates = @election.candidates
184 candidates.each do |candidate|
185 victors[candidate] = Array.new
188 self.defeats.each do |pair|
189 winner, loser = *pair
190 victors[winner] << loser
193 winners = @election.candidates.find_all do |candidate|
194 victors[candidate].length == @election.candidates.length - 1
197 @winners << winners if winners.length == 1
201 class CloneproofSSDResult < CondorcetResult
202 def initialize(voteobj=nil)
204 @winners = self.cpssd()
209 votes = @election.votes
210 candidates = *@election.candidates
212 def in_schwartz_set?(candidate, candidates, transitive_defeats)
213 candidates.each do |challenger|
214 next if candidate == challenger
216 if transitive_defeats.include?( [ challenger, candidate ] ) and
217 not transitive_defeats.include?( [ candidate, challenger ] )
226 # see the array with the standard defeats
227 transitive_defeats = self.defeats(candidates, votes)
229 candidates = [candidates] unless candidates.class == Array
230 candidates.each do |cand1|
231 candidates.each do |cand2|
232 candidates.each do |cand3|
233 if transitive_defeats.include?( [ cand2, cand1 ] ) and
234 transitive_defeats.include?( [ cand1, cand3 ] ) and
235 not transitive_defeats.include?( [ cand2, cand3 ] ) and
237 transitive_defeats << [ cand2, cand3 ]
243 schwartz_set = Array.new
244 candidates.each do |candidate|
245 if in_schwartz_set?(candidate, candidates, transitive_defeats)
246 schwartz_set << candidate
250 candidates = schwartz_set
252 # look through the schwartz set now for defeats
253 defeats = self.defeats(candidates, votes)
255 # it's a tie or there's only one option
256 break if defeats.length == 0
258 def is_weaker_defeat?( pair1, pair2 )
259 votes = @election.votes
260 if votes[pair1[0]][pair1[1]] > votes[pair2[0]][pair2[1]]
262 elsif votes[pair1[0]][pair1[1]] == votes[pair2[0]][pair2[1]] and
263 votes[pair1[1]][pair1[0]] > votes[pair2[1]][pair2[0]]
270 defeats.sort! do |pair1, pair2|
271 if is_weaker_defeat?( pair1, pair2 )
273 elsif is_weaker_defeat?( pair2, pair1 )
280 votes[defeats[0][0]][defeats[0][1]] = 0
281 votes[defeats[0][1]][defeats[0][0]] = 0