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=== Handling Ties and Near Ties ===
==== Approval Ties ====
In ordinary DMC, the winner is the candidate in Forest Simmon's '''[http://wiki.electorama.com/wiki/Techniques_of_method_design#Special_sets P]''' set, the ''set of candidates which are not approval-consistently defeated''.▼
During the initial ranking of candidates, two candidates may have the same approval score.
If equal Approval scores affect the outcome, there are several alternatives for Approval-tie-breaking. The procedure that would be most in keeping with the spirit of DMC, however would be to initially rank candidates
# In descending order of Approval
# If equal, in descending order of "Grade Point Average" (i.e., total Cardinal Rating)
# If equal, in descending order of total first- and second-place votes
# If equal, in descending order of total first-, second- and third-place votes.
==== Pairwise Ties ====
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In the event of a pairwise tie or near tie (say, margin within 0.01%), it is sometimes possible to proceed anyway, since another member of P may defeat the tied pair. But if there is no clear winner, ties should be handled using the same [http://wiki.electorama.com/wiki/Maximize_Affirmed_Majorities#Compute_Tiebreak Random Ballot] procedure as in [[Maximize Affirmed Majorities]].
[[Category:Condorcet method]]
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