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Finally, in an uncontested election where there is only one candidate, that threshold becomes 1 since as long as at-least one person votes for the single candidate, it does not matter how many votes they receive in order to win the election as long as they get at-least 1 vote. |
Finally, in an uncontested election where there is only one candidate, that threshold becomes 1 since as long as at-least one person votes for the single candidate, it does not matter how many votes they receive in order to win the election as long as they get at-least 1 vote. |
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== 1st generalization: Calculating the number of wasted votes under |
== 1st generalization: Calculating the number of wasted votes under deterministic voting methods that pass the participation criterion == |
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For voting methods that pass the participation criterion, one possible way to define the number of wasted votes in an election under that voting method is fallowing: |
For voting methods that pass the participation criterion, one possible way to define the number of wasted votes in an election under that voting method is fallowing: |
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