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'''Approval Methods''' are [[voting methods]] that require each voter to separate alternatives in a given election into two complimentary sets, A and -A. Whichever alternative occurs the most (or least) in A sets of voters wins the election. |
'''Approval Methods''' are [[voting methods]] that require each voter to separate alternatives in a given election into two complimentary sets, the "A set" and the "-A set".<ref name="A set">An "A set" consists of the alternatives that have the trait that is requested in the election. For example, in approval voting, voters are asked which alternatives they approve. Thus, the A set contains approved alternatives. In disapproval voting, voters are asked which alternatives they disapproved, thus the A set contains disapproved alternatives.</ref> Whichever alternative occurs the most (or least) in A sets of voters wins the election. Such voting methods are called approval methods because they are all very similar to the most famous example of this type of voting, namely [[approval voting]]. |
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*An "A set" consists of the alternatives that have the trait that is requested in the election. For example, in approval voting, voters are asked which alternatives they approve. Thus, the A set contains approved alternatives. In disapproval voting, voters are asked which alternatives they disapproved, thus the A set contains disapproved alternatives. |
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[[Category:Approval methods]] |
[[Category:Approval methods]] |
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