What is approval voting? How is it different from the traditional idea of one pe

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What is approval voting? How is it different from the traditional idea of one person, one vole? What is approval voting? Approval voting assigns 1 point for last place and an additional point for cach higher place, where the candidate with the most points wins. Approval voting says that the candidate who wins the most one on-one contests is the winner of the election. Approval voting asks voters to specify whether they approve or disapprove of each candidate, and the candidate with the most approval votes wins. Approval voting says that the candidate with the most first-place votes wins. How is approval voting different from the traditional idea of one person, one vote? Voters may approve as many candidates as they like, and the candidate with the most approval votes wins. Voters may approve of both candidates in one-on-one contests if they choose. Voters may vote for as many candidates as they like, and the candidate with the most first-place votes wins. Voters may vote for the number of points a candidate should receive, and the candidate with the most points w ins. Decide whether the following statement makes sense (or is clearly true) or does not make sense (or is clearly false). Explain your reasoning. Wendy demanded a second election because she lost to Walt in a close plurality vote. In the second election, sonic of Wendy's supporters voted for Walt, but Wendy managed to win. (Assume other votes stayed the same.) Choose the correct answer below. The statement makes sense. The statement does not make sense. If Walt is declared the winner of an election, and then a second election is held, he should also w in the second election by default. The statement does not make sense. If Walt is declared the winner of an election, and then a second election is held where he is ranked even higher than in the first election, Walt should also in the second election The statement does not make sense. Wendy would only manage to wtn if a third election was held.

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Approval voting is a single-winner voting method used for elections. Each voter may 'approve' of (i.e., select) any number of candidates. If there are n candidates, then there will be 2n possible outcomes for a voter's ballot, it is also possible for the voter to vote for all of the candidates or none of them. The winner is the most-approved candidate.

While traditional method is  “vote for one”.

Question 1

Answer is option D

Approval voting says that the candidate with the most first place votes wins.

Question 2

Answer is option C

Voters may vote for as many candidates as they like, and the candidate with the most first place votes wins.

Question 3

Answer is option A

The statement makes sense.

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