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The de Borda Institute aims to promote the use of inclusive voting procedures on all contentious questions of social choice.

This applies specifically to decision-making, be it for the electorate in regional/national polls, for their elected representatives in councils and parliaments, for members of a local community group, for members of a company board, for members of a co-operative, and so on. The appropriate methodology is the Borda count or rather, its modernised form, the Modified Borda Count (MBC) or "Borda preferendum"; (it is also known as consensus voting). 

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FAQ on Inclusive Voting Procedures > Voting Systems (4 entries)

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  • What are Voting Systems?
    Voting systems may be used in decision-making and/or in elections . In decision-making, the outcome is usually a single decision, or a single complex (as in a budget), or a prioritisation ...
  • What is a modified Borda count (or Borda preferendum)?
    The modified Borda count (MBC) is a preference voting procedure by which is identified that option which gains the highest average preference score. It may also be regarded as a points ...
  • What is the Quota Borda System (QBS)?
    QBS is an electoral system for use whenever an electorate is electing more than one person. In a general election, it should be used in multi-member constituencies of about 6 seats, ...
  • What is the Matrix Vote?
    The matrix vote is used whenever a certain body - a parliament, an assembly, or an association at its AGM - wishes to elect a smaller number of persons to an ...