Bowdoin College: Where Mathematics Meets Social Justice
November 18, 2020
November 18, 2020
BRUNSWICK, Maine, Nov. 18 -- Bowdoin College issued the following news:
As a former resident of Burlington, Vermont, Associate Professor of Mathematics Thomas Pietraho clearly recalls the controversy surrounding the mayoral election of 2009. "It was an example," he said, "of how ranked choice voting can cause the most popular candidate to lose an election."
Not that any particular voting system is better than another, though, he added. They all have . . .
As a former resident of Burlington, Vermont, Associate Professor of Mathematics Thomas Pietraho clearly recalls the controversy surrounding the mayoral election of 2009. "It was an example," he said, "of how ranked choice voting can cause the most popular candidate to lose an election."
Not that any particular voting system is better than another, though, he added. They all have . . .