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**[[Parallel voting]] (also called Supplementary Member system)
**[[Parallel voting]] (also called Supplementary Member system)



===Criteria for evaluating election methods===
; Favorite Betrayal Criterion (FBC) : a voter should never have to vote a less favored candidate over their favorite
Some would argue that if a voter is not too narrow-minded and understands overall trends and the dynamics of calculating votes, then this criterion should be ignored. Others might consider this cheating.
; Strategy Free Criterion (SFC) : a voter should be able to achieve optimal results by voting their sincere preferences
; Strong Defensive Strategy Criterion (SDSC) : when one faction attempts to use offensive strategy to distort the results, there should be a strategy available for other factions to use to preserve the majority winner
* Related terms:
** Generalized Strategy-Free Criterion (GSFC)
** Weak Defensive Strategy Criterion (WDSC) :


===Related terminology===
===Related terminology===