Consider the following voting rules: PLURALITY VOTING RULE In the plurality voti
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Consider the following voting rules: PLURALITY VOTING RULE In the plurality voting rule, each voter gives 1 point to the candidate she ranked first, and the winner is the candidate who receives the highest total number of points. In other words, the plurality rule selects the candidate who was ranked first by the most voters. BORDA VOTING RULE Let the number of candidates be "m". In the Borda voting rule, each voter gives m - 1 points to the candidate she ranked first, m - 2 points to the candidate she ranked second, or in general m - k points to the candidate she ranked k-th. (Therefore k takes values between 1 and m) The winner is the candidate who amasses the highest total number of points. This voting rule is used in the National Assembly of Slovenia, and is similar to that used in the Eurovision song contest. In terms of information requirements, what is the main difference between the Plurality and Borda rules?Explanation / Answer
The difference between Plurality and Borda rules are as follows:
Plurality marks the winner by candidate by one extra point. Borda marks the winner by candidate where votes is counted by one less a candidate. The information given by Borda shows maximum count by total number of voters by ballot voting. The information given by Plurality keeps on changing from time to time till the voting ends in the final stages.