old_contents: # -*- python -*-
  
  import electionfraud.countmethod.abc as abc
  import electionfraud.countmethod.exception as cmx
  
  class BordaBase(abc.Abstract):
      """
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borda_count
  
      Most often used with RankInOrderOfPreference-type methods.  
  
      The highest-rated choice receives the most points, second-highest
      gets second-most, ..., lowest-rated gets least.
  
      Sum the points to find the results.
      """
      pass
  
  class TraditionalBorda(BordaBase):
      """
      In a field of N choices, the highest-ranked is awarded N
      points, and lowest or unranked are awarded 1 point.  (Alternately,
      N-1 for highest and 0 for lowest or unranked.)
      """
      pass
  
  class NauruBorda(BordaBase):
      """
      Must be used with RankAllInOrderOfPreference.  Instead of integral
      numbers of points, the Nth-ranked choice is awarded 1/N points.
      """
      pass
  
  class KiribatiBorda(BordaBase):
      """
      Must be used with RankExactlyThanInOrderOfPreference(N), where N
      is less than the size of the field of choices.  Unranked choices
      are awarded 0 points.  (Supposedly Kiribati sets N=4.)
      """
      pass
  
  class ModifiedBorda(BordaBase):
      """
      Encourages voters to rank all choices by awarding points based on
      how many choices the voter ranked.  e.g. in a field of N choices,
      where the voter's choices are worth (N, N-1, ..., 2, 1) points, if
      the voter ranks only M<N of them, then the voter's choices are worth
      (M, M-1, ..., 2, 1) points.
      """
      pass
  
new_contents: # -*- python -*-
  
  import electionfraud.countmethod.abc as abc
  import electionfraud.countmethod.exception as cmx
  
  class BordaBase(abc.Abstract):
      """
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borda_count
  
      Most often used with RankInOrderOfPreference-type methods.  
  
      The highest-rated choice receives the most points, second-highest
      gets second-most, ..., lowest-rated gets least.
  
      Sum the points to find the results.
      """
      pass
  
  class TraditionalBorda(BordaBase):
      """
      In a field of N choices, the highest-ranked is awarded N
      points, and lowest or unranked are awarded 1 point.  (Alternately,
      N-1 for highest and 0 for lowest or unranked.)
      """
      pass
  
  class NauruBorda(BordaBase):
      """
      Must be used with RankAllInOrderOfPreference.  Instead of integral
      numbers of points, the Nth-ranked choice is awarded 1/N points.
      """
      pass
  
  class KiribatiBorda(BordaBase):
      """
      Must be used with RankExactlyInOrderOfPreference(N), where N
      is less than the size of the field of choices.  Unranked choices
      are awarded 0 points.  (Supposedly Kiribati sets N=4.)
      """
      pass
  
  class ModifiedBorda(BordaBase):
      """
      Encourages voters to rank all choices by awarding points based on
      how many choices the voter ranked.  e.g. in a field of N choices,
      where the voter's choices are worth (N, N-1, ..., 2, 1) points, if
      the voter ranks only M<N of them, then the voter's choices are worth
      (M, M-1, ..., 2, 1) points.
      """
      pass
  
subject: Correct doc to be more in line with what Skeletor says.