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low-total voting

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A quick definition of low-total voting:

Low-total voting is a way of voting where people rank their choices from first to last. The candidate with the lowest total wins. For example, if someone ranks a candidate as their first choice, they get one point. If they rank them as their second choice, they get two points, and so on. This system helps ensure that the most-preferred candidate wins. It's like a game where the person with the lowest score wins!

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Low-total voting is a system of weighted preferential voting where the most-preferred candidate wins by having the lowest total. Each voter ranks the candidates in order of preference, and their votes are added up based on the ranking. The candidate with the lowest total wins.

Example: In a school election, there are three candidates: John, Sarah, and Mike. There are 100 voters, and each voter ranks the candidates in order of preference. John is ranked first by 40 voters, Sarah is ranked first by 35 voters, and Mike is ranked first by 25 voters. In the first round of counting, John has 40 points, Sarah has 35 points, and Mike has 25 points. Since Mike has the highest total, he is eliminated. In the second round, the votes for Mike are redistributed based on the second choice of each voter. John gets 10 more points, and Sarah gets 15 more points. In the final count, John has 50 points, and Sarah has 50 points. Since John has the lowest total, he wins the election.

This example illustrates how low-total voting works. The candidate with the lowest total wins, which means that the most-preferred candidate is the winner. This system encourages voters to rank their choices in order of preference, which can lead to a more representative outcome.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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