Majority criterion: Difference between revisions
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All utilitarian systems are [[Cardinal voting]] methods because other ballot structures do not contain enough informaiton. All such systems fail the majority criterion by design. Common examples of such as [[Approval voting|Approval]], [[Score]], and [[STAR voting]]. Following from Utilitarian theory it is argued that the [[Utilitarian winner]] is preferred in situations where they are well-liked by all voters rather than a candidate who is narrowly preferred by a majority but loathed by the minority.
Note that a utilitarian winner need not have significantly more utility than the majoritarian winner to win, nor need satisfy significantly more people. See [[Smith//Score#Notes]] for some ideas on mixing the two philosophies.
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