▁is ▁exam ined : ▁if ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁unique ▁best - lik ed ▁candidate ▁among ▁the ▁non - el imin ated ▁ones , ▁then ▁this ▁candidate ▁is ▁elected . ▁Otherwise , ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁possible ▁out comes ▁is ▁reduced ▁again , ▁etc . ▁If ▁there ▁are ▁still ▁several ▁non - el imin ated ▁candidates ▁after ▁all ▁ball ots ▁have ▁been ▁exam ined , ▁then ▁an ▁arbitrary ▁tie - bre aking ▁rule ▁is ▁used . ▁ ▁This ▁voting ▁rule ▁is ▁not ▁manip ul able : ▁a ▁vot er ▁is ▁always ▁better ▁off ▁communic ating ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁s inc ere ▁prefer ences . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁dict atorial , ▁and ▁its ▁dict ator ▁is ▁vot er ▁ 1 : ▁the ▁winning ▁alternative ▁is ▁always ▁that ▁specific ▁vot er ' s ▁most - lik ed ▁one ▁or , ▁if ▁there ▁are ▁several ▁most - lik ed ▁alternatives , ▁it ▁is ▁chosen ▁among ▁them . ▁ ▁Simple ▁majority ▁vote ▁ ▁If ▁there ▁are ▁only ▁ 2 ▁possible ▁out comes , ▁a ▁voting ▁rule ▁may ▁be ▁non - man ip ul able ▁without ▁being ▁dict atorial . ▁For ▁example , ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁the ▁simple ▁majority ▁vote : ▁each ▁vot er ▁assign s ▁ 1 ▁point ▁to ▁her ▁top ▁alternative ▁and ▁ 0 ▁to ▁the ▁other , ▁and ▁the ▁alternative ▁with ▁most ▁points ▁is ▁declared ▁the ▁winner . ▁This ▁voting ▁rule ▁is ▁not ▁manip ul able ▁because ▁a ▁vot er ▁is ▁always ▁better ▁off ▁communic ating ▁her ▁s inc ere ▁prefer ences ; ▁and ▁it