Determining a Fair Voting Procedure; Plus, Why Should We Turn Off Windshield Wipers at Tollbooths?

M.H. in Cleveland writes: Say there are eight candidates for four positions. What's the fairest voting procedure: (a) Each voter would vote for four different candidates; (b) each voter would cast four votes in any way he or she ­wishes, including all for one candidate; or (c) each voter would rank all eight candidates in […]