First-past-the-post suffices for ranked voting

Smyth, Ben

This manuscript introduces a technique that enables first-past-the-post voting systems to be used for ranked voting.

Abstract

This manuscript introduces a technique that enables first-past-the-post voting systems to be used for ranked voting and demonstrates applicability of the technique by applying it to the Helios voting system.

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@misc{Smyth17-FPTP-suffices-for-ranked-voting,
  title = {{First-past-the-post suffices for ranked voting}},
  year = {2018}, author = {Ben Smyth},
  url = {./},
  url-pdf = {./files/FPTP-for-ranked-voting.pdf},
  url-bib = {./files/FPTP-suffices-for-ranked-voting.bib},
  url-yaml = {./files/FPTP-suffices-for-ranked-voting.yml},
  url-md = {./files/FPTP-for-ranked-voting.md}
}