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May's theorem, Wikipedia
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In social choice theory, May's theorem, also called the general possibility theorem, says that majority vote is the unique ranked social choice function between two candidates that satisfies the following criteria: Anonymity: the decision rule treats each voter identically (one vote, one value).
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