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The '''tied at the top''' rule for [[:Category:Pairwise counting-based voting methods|pairwise count methods]] says that when two candidates X and Y are ranked equal at the top of a ballot, both candidates are counted as receiving a vote for them against the other. Also, when pairwise wins (and not just "votes for") are determined, if adding the number of votes tying X and Y "tied at the top" to one side or the other can determine which candidate wins pairwise against the other, then this contest is interpreted to be a pairwise tie.
In some cases, use of the ''tied at the top'' rule can allow a method to satisfy the [[Favorite Betrayal criterion|Favorite Betrayal Criterion (FBC)]]. [[Kevin Venzke]] devised the rule to be used with [[Condorcet//Approval]] (yielding [[Improved Condorcet Approval]]) and [[Minmax|Minmax (winning votes)]].
== Notes ==
One possible issue with the tied at the top rule in its formulation mentioned above is that it forces voters who don't want to create pairwise ties between the candidates they equally rank 1st to do so. For example, a Democrat voter wishing to indicate no preference between two Democrat candidates while helping both of them [[pairwise beat]] a Republican candidate may simply wish to allow other voters to choose which of the Democrats should win, rather than preventing one from pairwise beating the other
The tied at the top rule could potentially be used for all ranks, though this should probably be explicitly indicated by the voter.
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