Query-efficient winner prediction in district-based elections
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arXiv:2610.00577v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: In a district-based election, N voters are partitioned into k districts, and each voter votes for one of m candidates. Each district elects a winner using the plurality rule (i.e. the candidate getting the largest number of votes is declared the winner, breaking ties as per some fixed rule), and the overall winner is determined by applying plurality to the district winners; we assume that there is a unique winner amongst the district winners. The margin of victory of such an election is the minimum number of votes that must be altered so that t
Key takeaways
- arXiv:2610.00577v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: In a district-based election, N voters are partitioned into k districts, and each voter votes for one of m candidates.
- Each district elects a winner using the plurality rule (i.e.
- the candidate getting the largest number of votes is declared the winner, breaking ties as per some fixed rule), and the overall winner is determined by applying plurality to the district winners; we assume that there is a unique winner amongst the district winners.
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