Warm Up – 1/23 - Thursday How many people voted in the election? Using the Plurality Method, who wins the election? Who wins the election using the Borda Count Method?
Examples Plurality: Most government elections… Borda Count: Sports Rankings/Awards
Example #1 How many voters are there? How many votes would be Needed for a majority (50%)? Does anyone have 50% or more of the vote?
Example #1 Who has the least number of first place votes? How many first place votes Does each candidate have Now? Does any candidate Have a majority?
Plurality with Elimination
Condorcet Candidates A Condorcet Candidate is a candidate who would win an a pairwise comparison against all other candidates. Condorcet Candidates always win elections when using the method of pairwise comparisons.