In social choice theory, the independence of (irrelevant) clones criterion says that adding a clone, i.e. a new candidate very similar to an already-existing...

the clones being arranged in any order. If a set of clones contains at least two candidates, the criterion requires that deleting one of the clones must...

final runoff round) meets this criterion, since the Condorcet loser cannot win a runoff. The independence of clones criterion states that "the election outcome...

Condorcet criterion), the Condorcet loser criterion, and the independence of clones criterion. Ranked pairs fails the consistency criterion and the participation...

Alaska adopt any one of several alternatives without this behavior. Comparison of electoral systems Independence of clones Independence of Smith-dominated...

Condorcet criterion, independence of clones criterion, later-no-harm, participation, consistency, reversal symmetry, the Condorcet loser criterion and the...

removed are all clones of each other. A voting system that satisfies this criterion is considered "independent of clones". Independence of clones was first...

criterion, the independence of irrelevant alternatives criterion, the independence of clones criterion or reversal symmetry. Plurality voting Approval voting...

sorted list of winners. In 2000, Tideman developed the CPO-STV proportional voting method. Tideman also devised the independence of clones criterion which both...

the independence of clones criterion, while they do satisfy the majority criterion, the mutual majority criterion, the Condorcet loser criterion and the...