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''ER-Bucklin is an old name for [[Majority Choice Approval]] (MCA). Please see that article, which mostly supersedes the following.''
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== Definition ==
It is a rated version of [[Bucklin voting]] that allows voters to give equal rankings to some candidates. There are at least two main versions of ER-Bucklin; these are '''ER-Bucklin (whole)''' and '''ER-Bucklin (fractional)'''.

== ER-Bucklin (whole) ==

''If a ballot lists n candidates as tied in kth place, count that ballot as a whole point for all n candidates beginning in the kth round.''

Note: A candidate is ranked in kth place on a given ballot if there are k-1 candidates who are ranked strictly higher. For example, a ballot marked A>B=C=D>E>F=G=H=I>J should be considered to rank A to in 1st place, B, C, and D in 2nd place, E in 5th place, F, G, H, and I in 6th place, and J in 10th place. Thus, the ballot would not count in favor of E until the 5th round, and it would not count in favor of J until the 10th round.

This rule is perhaps unique in that it satisfies both the "[[favorite betrayal]]" criterion and the [[Majority criterion for solid coalitions]].

== ER-Bucklin (fractional) ==

''If a ballot lists n candidates as tied in kth place, count that ballot as 1/n point for all n candidates in the kth round, adding another 1/n point in each subsequent round until the ballot has contributed 1 point to all n candidates.''

== Example ==

:36 voters: A>B1=B2>C
:34 voters: B1=B2>C>A
:30 voters: C>A>B1=B2

:::''or'':

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
!#
!1st
!2nd
!3rd
!4th
|-
|36
|A
|B1&B2
|
|C
|-
|34
|B1&B2
|
|C
|A
|-
|30
|C
|A
|B1&B2
|
|}

=== ER-Bucklin(whole) tally ===

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
!candidate
!round 1
!round 2
|-
|A
|36
|66
|-
|B1
|34
|70
|-
|B2
|34
|70
|-
|C
|30
|30
|}

There is a tie between B1 and B2.

=== ER-Bucklin(fractional) tally ===

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
!candidate
!round 1
!round 2
|-
|A
|36
|66
|-
|B1
|17
|52
|-
|B2
|17
|52
|-
|C
|30
|30
|}

A wins.

''Work in progress''

== See also ==
[[Bucklin voting]]

[[Category:Graded Bucklin methods]]

Latest revision as of 03:05, 8 February 2024