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{{Definition|Multiplying every ballot's score of every candidate by a constant <math>\alpha>0</math> should not change the outcome.}}
{{Definition|Multiplying every ballot's score of every candidate by a constant <math>\alpha>0</math> should not change the outcome.}}


The ordinal method criterion is:
The ordinal method criterion is also called the [[homogeneity criterion]]. It is:


{{Definition|For every way of ranking the candidates, multiplying the number of voters who express this preference by a constant <math>\alpha>0</math> should not change the outcome.}}
{{Definition|For every way of ranking the candidates, multiplying the number of voters who express this preference by a constant <math>\alpha>0</math> should not change the outcome.}}