Absolute Majority Rules
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Adrian Vermeule, Absolute Majority Rules, 37 Brit. J. Pol. Sci. 643 (2007).Abstract
This article considers absolute majority rules, which require the affirmative vote of a majority of all those eligible to vote in the institution. I compare absolute majority rules to simple majority rules under which only those present and voting are counted, and to simple supermajority rules. Under plausible conditions, absolute majority rules prove superior. Absolute majority rules insure majorities against strategic behaviour by minorities and combine supermajoritarian effects with majoritarian symbolism.Citable link to this page
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