Instant runoff voting: a cure that is likely worse than the disease.

From: William and Mary Law Review | Date: February 1, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

INTRODUCTION

Majority rule is a basic principle of democratic elections in the United States. (2) Candidates who win with majority support possess a clear mandate from the electorate and increase their own legitimacy as leaders of the people. (3) Yet, majority winners have become less common during the last decade, as the number of plurality winners increased in both federal and state elections. (4) The winners of three of the last four presidential elections, as well as thirteen currently serving governors, have failed to receive a majority of the votes cast. (5) Compounding ...

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