This paper evaluates three prominent voting systems: the Majority Rule (MR), Borda Rule (BR), and Plurality Rule (PR). Our analysis centers on the susceptibilities of each system to potential transgressions of two foundational principles: the respect for majority preference (majoritarianism) and the acknowledgment of the intensity of individual preferences. We operationalize the concept of 'cost' as the expected deviation from the aforementioned principles. A comparative assessment of MR, BR, and PR is undertaken in terms of their costs. Our findings underscore the superiority of PR over MR, whilst also highlighting the comparative advantage of MR against BR.

本文评估了三种著名的投票制度：多数规则 (MR)、博尔达规则 (BR) 和多数规则 (PR)。我们的分析集中于每个制度对两个基本原则的潜在违反的敏感性：尊重多数人偏好（多数主义）和承认个人偏好的强度。我们将“成本”的概念具体化为与上述原则的预期偏差。对 MR、BR 和 PR 的比较评估是根据其成本进行的。我们的研究结果强调了 PR 相对于 MR 的优越性，同时也强调了 MR 相对于 BR 的比较优势。