Borda Method

Who is the winner by the Borda Count Method? 
*Hint: Borda Method: Award points to candidates based on preference schedule, then declare the winner to be the candidate with the most points.

• John; 221 votes
• Roger; 207 votes
• Bill; 172 votes
• John; 100

How many votes are needed for MAJORITY

• 45

• 22.5

• 23

• 46

Is there a MAJORITY winner

• A

• B

• C

• D

• No Majority Winner

How many points does A have using the BORDA COUNT method (Give 4pts to 1st place, 3pts to 2nd place, 2pts to 3rd place and 1pt to 4th place.)

• 86

• 123

• 106

• 135

• 95

Determine the BORDA COUNT winner

• A

• B

• C

• D

• No Borda Count Winner

Who wins by Borda Count Method? 

• You can't tell because you don't know # of points to assign each place.
• A
• B
• C

Using the Borda Count method, let 1st place be worth 4 points, 2nd worth 3, 3rd worth 2, and so on....  How many points will candidate D have?

• 81
• 93
• 52
• 5 points, he's the Condercet candidate.

How many total votes are there in this election?

• 35
• 37
• 40
• 41

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

Is there a majority candidate?

• Yes; candidate A
• Yes; candidate C
• No
• What does majority mean?

Tags

CCSS.7.SP.A.1

CCSS.7.SP.A.2

CCSS.7.SP.B.4

Which voting method determines a winner using only last place votes?

• Plurality

• Borda Count

• None

• Plurality with elimination