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Why does a voting cycle make it impossible to decide on a majority-approved choice?
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A voting cycle occurs when there is no clear majority preference among the choices or candidates. This means that the preferences of the voters are not transitive, meaning that if A is preferred over B, and B is preferred over C, it does not necessarily mean that Show more…
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