Plurality Election Decision Procedure

1
Plurality Election Decision Procedure

• Count how many votes each candidate receives. The
  winner is the candidate with the largest number
  of votes.

2
Vote For One

• The Office
• Family Guy
• The Mentalist

3
Band trip example

• Cross country skiing 40 out of 100
• Bahamas 35 out of 100
• Jamaica 25 out of 100

4
1998 Minnesota Governors Race

• Jesse The Body Ventura 38
• Hubert Humphrey III 33
• Norm Coleman 29
• The latter two were highly experienced, but
  somewhat dull compared to Ventura.

5
Plurality Percentages

• There are 11 candidates for the city mayors post
  in Clarksville in 2006. What is the smallest
  percentage a candidate could have to be elected?
• Try this after working on Exercise 3, Activity 1