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Approval Voting in Large Electorates

In: Handbook on Approval Voting

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  • Matías Núñez

    (CNRS, THEMA, Université Cergy-Pontoise)

Abstract

The strategic analysis of voting rules has given some insight into the understanding of their properties. However, one can assert that these analyses are “too rich” in the sense that they show that a plethora of equilibria can arise under most voting rules. In particular, there is a controversy over Approval voting or AV, a voting rule which has been called “the electoral reform of the twentieth century.” This voting rule allows the voter to vote for as many candidates as he wishes and the candidate who gets the most votes wins the election. Its detractors claim that this kind of method enhances strategic voting when compared for instance to Plurality voting (henceforth PV), whereas its proponents consider that it has several advantages as far as strategic voting is concerned. For an extensive discussion on this controversy over AV, the reader can refer to Brams (2008) and Weber (1995).

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  • Matías Núñez, 2010. "Approval Voting in Large Electorates," Studies in Choice and Welfare, in: Jean-François Laslier & M. Remzi Sanver (ed.), Handbook on Approval Voting, chapter 0, pages 165-197, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:stcchp:978-3-642-02839-7_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-02839-7_9
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