The Board of Trustees at Your College Is Holding Elections

question 39

Short Answer

The Board of Trustees at your college is holding elections to determine which candidate from the faculty will be chosen to head up the new Committee on Voting Standards. The choices are Dr. Abel, Dr. Barnes, Dr. Corza, and Dr. Davis or A, B, C, and D, respectively. The trustees have ranked the candidates from their first choice to their fourth choice, and the results are given below in the preference table.

Who will be chosen as the candidate to head up the Committee on Voting Standards if the trustees use the Plurality with Elimination Method?

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