Plurality means getting more votes than any other candidate. Majority is receiving more than 50% of the votes cast. Illinois has four U.S. Representative elections with more than five candidates for ...
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American democracy is straining under countless pressures, many of them rooted in structural problems that go back to the nation's founding. Chief among them is the "pick one" plurality voting ...
A recent letter writer stated, “Trump was elected president of the United States by the majority people (sic).” Let’s look at that. A “majority” means more than half. When discussing votes, the common ...
(THE CONVERSATION) American democracy is straining under countless pressures, many of them rooted in structural problems that go back to the nation’s founding. Chief among them is the “pick one” ...