3 papers
cs.GT2026
Bloc Voting on Single Peaked Preferences
Ariel Calver, Serena Pallan, Alice +2
We analyze the winning coalitions that arise under Bloc voting when voters preferences are single-peaked. For small numbers of candidates and numbers of winners, we determine condi…
econ.GN2026
Can ranked-choice voting elect the least popular candidate?
David McCune, Jennifer Wilson
We analyze how frequently instant runoff voting (IRV) selects the weakest (or least popular) candidate in three-candidate elections. We consider four definitions of ``weakest candi…
physics.soc-ph2025
Instant Runoff Voting and the Reinforcement Paradox
David McCune, Jennifer Wilson
We analyze the susceptibility of instant runoff voting (IRV) to a lesser-studied paradox known as a \emph{reinforcement paradox}, which occurs when candidate wins under IRV in…