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Because all the candidates have matchups or either a 2 to 1 pairwise victory or a 1 to 2 pairwise loss against someone, they are all in a symmetrical situation. So this is often called a pairwise tie.
== Anonymity criterion ==
The voting method shouldn't give priority to some voters over others. This is checked by seeing if any voters can swap ballots and change the result.
Some decision-making bodies allow the chairman to break ties. This is a failure of anonymity. <br />
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