Voting criteria explained

There are a number of different criteria which can be used for voting systems in an election, including the following

Condorcet criterion and similar criteria

Smith criterion

Independence criteria

Independence of Smith-dominated alternatives

Later-no criteria

Later-no-help criterion

Majority winner and loser

Majority loser criterion

See also

• Voting system
• Experimental metrics
• Comparison of electoral systems
• Arrow's Impossibility theorem