PSCI 3362 Lecture Notes - Lecture 94: Borda Count, Approval Voting, Instant-Runoff Voting
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Elections - how we pick people to represent us, putting them in this office. (authorization) There is no best way to elect a president because each voting method has a different winner. Aggregate preferences - group people who want to do something, like pick a president. There is no best method, all have problems. Different methods come up with different winners o. Vote all your preferences, not just one, then give points based on. Ask for full preferences, use full preferences immediately. Ranking votes by preference and aggregating points depending on which top votes are watched o. You don"t just pick your first choice, you pick multiple who would be okay for you to be president or ____. o. You don"t rank who you prefer more. candidates. You can continue to gain votes without losing o. Rank choices, count up everyone"s first choice votes. is over. who voted for the person.