[EM] Query for one and all
Markus Schulze
markus.schulze at alumni.tu-berlin.de
Wed Sep 3 10:37:03 PDT 2003
Dear John B. Hodges,
the following example demonstrates that Bucklin is
vulnerable to "compromising" (i.e. insincerely ranking
a candidate higher to make him win).
Example:
4 A > B > C
3 B > C > A
2 C > A > B
The unique Bucklin winner is candidate B.
However, if the 2 CAB voters had insincerely voted
ACB then the unique Bucklin winner would have been
candidate A. Since these 2 CAB voters strictly prefer
candidate A to candidate B, voting ACB instead of CAB
to change the winner from candidate B to candidate A
is a useful strategy for them.
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The following example demonstrates that Bucklin is
vulnerable to "burying" (i.e. insincerely ranking a
candidate lower to make him lose).
Example:
4 A > D > C > B > E
2 B > C > A > D > E
3 C > A > E > D > B
The unique Bucklin winner is candidate A.
However, if the 3 CAEDB voters had insincerely voted
CEDBA then the unique Bucklin winner would have been
candidate C. Since these 3 CAEDB voters strictly prefer
candidate C to candidate A, voting CEDBA instead of CAEDB
to change the winner from candidate A to candidate C
is a useful strategy for them.
Markus Schulze
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