Condorcet’s principle and the strong no-show paradoxes
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2013-11-29Author
Duddy, Conal
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Duddy, Conal (2013). Condorcet’s principle and the strong no-show paradoxes. Theory and Decision 77 (2), 275-285
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We consider two no-show paradoxes, in which a voter obtains a preferable outcome by abstaining from a vote. One arises when the casting of a ballot that ranks a candidate in first place causes that candidate to lose the election, superseded by a lower-ranked candidate. The other arises when a ballot that ranks a candidate in last place causes that candidate to win, superseding a higher-ranked candidate. We show that when there are at least four candidates and when voters may express indifference, every voting rule satisfying Condorcet's principle must generate both of these paradoxes.