In exercises 3-18, complete the following:
How many voters voted in this election?
How many votes are needed for a majority?
Find the winner under the plurality method.
Find the winner under the Instant Runoff Voting method.
Find the winner under the Borda Count Method.
Find the winner under Copeland's method.
A non-profit agency is electing a new chair of the board. The votes are shown below.
| Number of voters | 11 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st choice | Abdulla | Cantos | Beck | Cantos | Abdulla |
| 2nd choice | Cantos | Beck | Cantos | Abdulla | Beck |
| 3rd choice | Beck | Abdulla | Abdulla | Beck | Cantos |
Lee et al., Math in Society, §5.2 Voting Methods, Exercise 4