Maximum Majority Voting: Difference between revisions

'''Maximum majority voting''' (MMV) is a [[voting method]] that selects a single winner using votes that express preferences. MMV can also be used to create a sorted list of winners. MMV and [[maximize affirmed majorities]] (MAM) are variations of [[Nicolaus Tideman|Tideman's]] [[ranked pairs]] (RP) method.

If there is a candidate who is preferred over the other candidates, when compared in turn with each of the others, MMV guarantees that that candidate will win. Because of this property, MMV is (by definition) a '''[[Condorcet method]]'''. Note that this is different from some other preference voting systems such as [[Borda count|Borda]] and [[instant-runoff voting]], which do not make this guarantee.

* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/election-methods-list/ A mailing list containing technical discussions about election methods]

* [http://electionmethods.org/ electionmethods.org]

* [http://condorcet.org/rp Ranked Pairs]

* [http://accurate-democracy.com/ Accurate Democracy]

* [http://www.alumni.caltech.edu/~seppley The Maximize Affirmed Majorities voting procedure (MAM)]

* [http://cec.wustl.edu/~rhl1/rbvote/desc.html Descriptions of ranked-ballot voting methods]

* [http://fc.antioch.edu/~jarmyta@antioch-college.edu/voting.htm Voting methods resource page]