NDLI: The paradox of multiple elections

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Author	Brams, Steven J. Kilgour, D. Marc Zwicker, William S.
Copyright Year	1998
Abstract	Assume that voters must choose between voting yes (Y) and voting no (N) on three propositions on a referendum. If the winning combination is NYY on the first, second, and third propositions, respectively, the paradox of multiple elections is that NYY can receive the fewest votes of the 23 = 8 combinations. Several variants of this paradox are illustrated, and necessary and sufficient conditions for its occurrence, related to the “incoherence” of support, are given.The paradox is shown, via an isomorphism, to be a generalization of the well-known paradox of voting. One real-life example of the paradox involving voting on propositions in California, in which not a single voter voted on the winning side of all the propositions, is given. Several empirical examples of variants of the paradox that manifested themselves in federal elections – one of which led to divided government – and legislative votes in the US House of Representatives, are also analyzed. Possible normative implications of the paradox, such as allowing voters to vote directly for combinations using approval voting or the Borda count, are discussed.
Starting Page	211
Ending Page	236
Page Count	26
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01761714
Journal	Social Choice and Welfare
Volume Number	15
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	1432217X
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	1998-03-02
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Social Sciences Economics and Econometrics

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