First-preference votes
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first-preference-votes-183-688195
title:
First-preference votes
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A first-preference is a voter's most-preferred candidate. In certain ranked systems such as first preference plurality, ranked-choice voting (RCV), and the single transferable vote, first preferences for a candidate are considered most important and prioritized heavily. This incentivizes pandering to the political base or "core support" as a result of the center squeeze effect. Methods like Condorcet voting, rated voting, and the Borda count do not exhibit such effects. Methods like anti-plurali
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Individual voter's first choice
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First-preference_votes
date created:
2015-05-24T09:20:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T18:37:17Z
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