A mathematical view on voting and power
Werner Kirsch
FernUniversität Hagen, Germany
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Abstract
In this article we describe some concepts, ideas and results from the mathematical theory of voting. We give a mathematical description of voting systems and introduce concepts to measure the power of a voter. We also describe and investigate two-tier voting systems, for example the Council of the European Union. In particular, we prove criteria which give the optimal voting weights in such systems.