Textbook Problem

Election Three candidates are running for mayor. A vote was taken in which the candidates were ranked in order of preference. The results are shown in the preference schedule below.

a. Use the Borda count method to determine the winner of the election.

b. Verify that the majority criterion has been violated.

c. Identify the candidate who wins all head-to-head comparisons.

d. Explain why the Condorcet criterion has been violated.

e. If Marcia Beasley drops out of there for mayor (and voter preferences remain the same), determine the winner of the election again, using the Borda count method.

f. Explain why the independence of irrelevant alternatives criterion has been violated.