A nail-biting election

In the first competitive election for President of the Social Choice and Welfare Society, the (official) approval-voting winner differed from the (hypothetical) Borda count winner, who was also the Condorcet winner. But because the election was essentially a toss-up, it is impossible to say who shou...

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Veröffentlicht in:Social choice and welfare 2001-07, Vol.18 (3), p.409-414
Hauptverfasser: Brams, Steven J., Fishburn, Peter C.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:In the first competitive election for President of the Social Choice and Welfare Society, the (official) approval-voting winner differed from the (hypothetical) Borda count winner, who was also the Condorcet winner. But because the election was essentially a toss-up, it is impossible to say who should have won. The election for Council was more true to form of other professional-society elections, with the winners identical, and even their rankings almost duplicative, under both voting systems.
ISSN:0176-1714
1432-217X
DOI:10.1007/s003550100135