Borda count is a tallying method for Preferential Voting used to determine the outcome of a vote based on the collective preferences of the voters. It provides a way to capture the overall sentiment of the electorate by considering the rankings given to each candidate. Borda Count aims to provide a more nuanced representation of voter preferences compared to other voting methods.
Borda Count uses voters’ rankings of candidate preferences to assign a score to each candidate. The scores for each candidate are totaled and the choice(s) with the highest total score(s) are declared winners.
Voting Process
Voters rank the candidates in order of preference, with “1” being the highest (most preferred) ranking. For example, if there are 4 candidates, the voter chooses 1 beside their first choice, 2 beside their second choice, 3 beside their third choice, and 4 beside their fourth choice.
How to Enable Borda
On the Ballot page, select Preferential Voting as the Voting System. Then, select “Borda Count” as the Tally Method.
How the Results are Calculated
Points are assigned to each candidate based on their ranking on a voter's ballot: 1 point for last choice, 2 points for second-to-last choice, and so on. The point values for all ballots are totaled, and the candidate with the largest point total is the winner.
For example, in an election with 4 candidates, the first choice gets 4 points, the second choice gets 3 points, the third choice gets 2, and the fourth choice gets 1.
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