In the mayoral election in Simpsonville, VT the four candidate were Jessica, Mar
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In the mayoral election in Simpsonville, VT the four candidate were Jessica, Marge, Wallis and Don. Wallis won the election. In an interview Marge said, "It's not fair. I should have won since more that half of the voters preferred me to the other candidates. What fairness criteria is Marge referring to? A. The Majority Criterion B. The Condorcet Criterion OC. The anti-Condorcet Criterion D. The Monotonicity Criterion E. The Irrelevant Alternative Criterion The Participation Criterion H.The Plurality Criterion 1. None of the AboveExplanation / Answer
Solution: The correct option for 1 is A) The majority method.
Since Marge was favoured by more than half of the voters, hence he would have won by Majority.
For 2 the correct solution is B) The Condorcet Method.
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