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 professional psychology association is deciding where to hold their next conference. The votes are shown below.
| Number of voters | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st choice | Alaska | Alaska | Barbados | Barbados | California | California |
| 2nd choice | Barbados | California | Alaska | California | Alaska | Barbados |
| 3rd choice | California | Barbados | California | Alaska | Barbados | Alaska |
Lee et al., Math in Society, §5.2 Voting Methods, Exercise 6