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'''Approval Elimination Runoff''' ('''AER''') or '''Approval AV''' is an [[IRV]] variant under which one eliminates the least-approved candidate until there is a majority favorite.
'''Approval Elimination Runoff''' ('''AER''') or '''Approval AV''' is an [[IRV]] variant under which one eliminates the least-approved candidate until there is a majority favorite.

It is similar to [[DMC]] except that DMC finishes once there is a Condorcet winner, not a majority favorite. AER can potentially eliminate the Condorcet winner.


Approval is usually envisioned as being implied by ranking the candidate.
Approval is usually envisioned as being implied by ranking the candidate.

Revision as of 17:16, 21 February 2012

Approval Elimination Runoff (AER) or Approval AV is an IRV variant under which one eliminates the least-approved candidate until there is a majority favorite.

It is similar to DMC except that DMC finishes once there is a Condorcet winner, not a majority favorite. AER can potentially eliminate the Condorcet winner.

Approval is usually envisioned as being implied by ranking the candidate.