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'''Maximum majority voting''' (MMV) is a single-winner, [[preferential voting|ranked methodballot]] that[[voting selects a single winner using votes that express preferencesmethod]]. 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]]the [[ranked pairs]] (RP) [[Condorcet 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.
== Procedure ==
== External resources ==
* [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://radicalcentrism.org/majority_voting.html Maximum Majority Voting]
* [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]
[[Category:Voting systems]]
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