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An introduction to voting theory.
Voting Methods Overview:
Score Voting
Later-No-Harm Criterion
Monotonicity
The "Center Squeeze" Effect
Majority Criterion
The Spoiler Effect
Tactical Voting Basics
Approval Voting Tactics
Approval Voting Is Better for both Major AND Minor Parties
Bullet Voting
IRV Degrades to Plurality
Score Voting Threshold Strategy
Approval Voting versus IRV
IRV and Breadth of Support
Expressiveness in Approval vs. Ranked Ballots
Voting Method Criteria:
IRV and Core Support
IRV Is Not Equivalent to Runoffs
IRV Repealed
Analysis of Specific Voting Methods:
Score Voting, Approval Voting, and Majority Rule
Approval Voting versus Runoffs
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