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The '''Minimal Defense criterion''' for [[voting system|voting systems]] is similar to and was inspired by the [[Strong Defensive Strategy criterion]]. It is stronger than the SDSC and implies it.<ref name="VenzkeImpl">{{cite web|url=http://lists.electorama.com/pipermail/election-methods-electorama.com/2005-March/080317.html|title=A method satisfying Minimal Defense and much Later-no-harm|website=Election-methods mailing list archives|date=2005-03-05|last=Venzke|first=K.}}</ref>
== Statement of Criterion ==
{{definition|If more than half of the voters prefer alternative y over alternative x, then that majority must have some way of voting that ensures x will not be elected and does not require any of them to rank y equal to or over any alternatives preferred over y.}}
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In particular, even if all of the voters preferring ''A'' to ''B'' each prefer many other different candidates to ''A'', '''Minimal Defense''' guarantees that these voters don't need to insincerely rank ''A'' above or even equal to these other candidates to ensure that ''B'' won't be elected.
== References ==
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[[Category:Voting system criteria]]
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