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Voting
This site explains how votes are interpreted when one political candidate does not win a majority in an election. Topics addressed include plurality, run-offs, and the Borda method (named after 18th century Jean-Charles de Borda), a ranking system which assigns a certain number of points to each place. Includes examples. From the Washington State University Department of Mathematics.
http://www.sci.wsu.edu/math/Lessons/Voting/
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