Debian Constitution (§A.4 Voting procedure, §A.5 Vote Counting)
Debian Constitution (§A.4 Voting procedure, §A.5 Vote Counting) (2026)2026 · Web page · §A.5EstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-0193 · as of 2026-10-23 · about: Condorcet methods · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team
“The Debian Project's constitution counts ranked ballots by pairwise defeats, the Schwartz set and removal of the weakest defeats; the Debian handbook describes this as a Condorcet method, specifically the Schulze method.”
Evidence that supports
2The Debian Administrator's Handbook, 1.3 The Inner Workings of the Debian Project
The Debian Administrator's Handbook, 1.3 The Inner Workings of the Debian Project (2026)2026 · Web pageEvidence that contradicts
0No counter-evidence recorded.
Context
Constitutional Amendment: Condorcet/Clone Proof SSD Voting Method
A new monotonic, clone-independent, reversal symmetric, and Condorcet-consistent single-winner election method
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