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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 > What is a Preferendum? > Does the preferendum lend itself better to macro (that is abortion, sovereignty, etc) or micro decisions, (should a school change its uniform, should we have a neighbourhood watch, etc.)?

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It can be used in any situation. If the vote is held in parliament, the consensors may draw up a list of a maximum of 10 or even 12 options. In other settings and in any nation

It may even be used by just two people, as when a couple decide where to go on holiday.

Last updated on September 19, 2008 by Deborda