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== Procedure ==
== Procedure ==
The DMC differs from the [[Condorcet Criterion|Condorcet Winner]] in one crucial respect:
The DMC differs from the [[Condorcet Criterion|Condorcet Winner]] in one crucial respect:
:The Definite Majority Choice winner is the candidate who, when compared in turn with each of the other ''higher-approved'' candidates, is preferred over the other candidate.
:The Definite Majority Choice winner is the candidate ''with lowest approval'' who, when compared in turn with each of the other ''higher-approved'' candidates, is preferred over the other candidate.


We'll illustrate how the method works with a deliberately crude ballot and then explore other ballot formats.
We'll illustrate how the method works with a deliberately crude ballot and then explore other ballot formats.