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In [[game theory]], a voter's '''strategy''' is any of the options which they choose in a setting where the outcome depends ''not only'' on their own actions ''but'' on the actions of others.<ref>[[w:Ben Polak]] ''Game Theory: Lecture 1 Transcript'' ECON 159, 5 September 2007, [[w:Open Yale Courses]].</ref>
:''See also: [[Tactical voting]]''
In all non-dictatorial [[electoral system]]s, some form of '''tactical voting''' (or '''strategic voting''') occurs when a voter misrepresents their ''sincere preferences'' in order to gain a more favorable outcome. Any minimally useful voting system has some form of tactical voting, as shown by the [[Arrow's theorem]], [[Gibbard's theorem]], and the [[Gibbard-Satterthwaite theorem]]. However, the type of tactical voting and the extent to which it affects the timbre of the campaign and the results of the election vary dramatically from one voting system to another.
== References ==
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