MATH1180 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Borda Count
14 Oct 2016
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In an election, a candidate with a majority votes have over 50% of the votes. Each person votes for his or her favorite candidate. The candidate receiving the most votes is declared the winner. Such a ballot is called a preference ballot: votes are tallied and identical ballots and group in a table, called a preference table. If there are k candidates in an election, each voter ranks all candidates on the ballot. The first choice is given k points, the second choice is given k-1 points, the third is given k-2 points, and so on. Like all voting systems, the borda count is vulnerable to tactical voting. A candidate receiving a majority of votes is declared the winner. If no candidate receives a majority of votes, then the candidate(s) with the fewest votes is dropped from the ballot and a new election is held. This process continues until a candidate receives a majority of votes.
