摘要:The choice of a voting rule is one of the major ethical question with far-reaching implications on the behavior of the political and other institutions. In this paper we search for a practical voting rule that can be recommended from a certain theoretical aspect. We will study the properties of various voting rules from an axiomatic angle. When only two candidates are at stake, simple majority voting is unambiguously the fairest method. This principle is a benchmark for democratic decision making. We analyze voting for three or more candidates. What voting rule would properly extend majority voting among pairs? .