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Voting Methods Explained

This document discusses different voting methods used in decision making. It describes five common voting methods: majority voting where over 50% of votes are needed to win; plurality voting where the candidate with the most votes wins; Borda count which awards points for preferences and the winner has the most points; plurality by elimination where the candidate with the fewest first place votes is eliminated round by round until one has a majority; and pairwise comparison where candidates are compared head-to-head with one point per victory.

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Voting Methods Explained

This document discusses different voting methods used in decision making. It describes five common voting methods: majority voting where over 50% of votes are needed to win; plurality voting where the candidate with the most votes wins; Borda count which awards points for preferences and the winner has the most points; plurality by elimination where the candidate with the fewest first place votes is eliminated round by round until one has a majority; and pairwise comparison where candidates are compared head-to-head with one point per victory.

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VOTING METHOD

Voting

- Voting is a powerful tool in decision making.


- It is a method that uses votes to determine
the winner.

Methods of Voting

1. Majority Voting
2. Plurality Method
3. Borda Count Method
4. Plurality by Elimination
5. Pairwise Comparison Voting

Majority Voting

- over 50 % of the people voting must vote


for the candidate Borda Count Method

Plurality Method - Award points to candidates based on


preference schedule, then declare the winner
- Each voter votes for one candidate, and the to be the candidate with the most points.
candidate with the most votes wins.
- In-case of ties, voting should be done using
the run-off election.
- The one that is marrier the one that wins
- Add the same value of the same letter or
number

- In general, if N is the number of candidates...


o Each first-place vote is worth N
points.
o Each second-place vote is worth N –
1 points.
o Each third-place vote is worth N –2
points.
o Each Nth-place (i.e., last place) vote
is worth 1 point.

1
VOTING METHOD

Plurality by Elimination

- The plurality with elimination voting


method is also known as an instant run-off
voting and sequential run-off voting.
- It is a preferential voting method and
candidates that have the least first place
votes get eliminated until one candidate has
majority of first place votes.

2
VOTING METHOD
Pairwise Comparison Voting

- Compare each two candidates head-to-head.


- Award each candidate one point for each
head-to-head victory.
- The candidate with the most points wins.

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