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It has been proposed by George A. W. Boehm (1) in an unpublished essay that voters in an election be allowed either to cast a vote for or against a candidate, but not both. A candidate’s “negative” votes would be subtracted from his “positive” votes to determine his net vote, and the candidate with the highest net vote would win.
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Boehm, G. A. W.: One Fervent Vote against Wintergreen. Unpublished paper, 1976.
Brams, S. J.: Game Theory and Politics. New York: Free Press, 1975
Brams, S. J.: One Man, n Votes. Unpublished paper, 1976.
Farquharson, R.: Theory of Voting. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1969.
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Brams, S.J. (1977). When is it Advantageous to Cast a Negative Vote?. In: Henn, R., Moeschlin, O. (eds) Mathematical Economics and Game Theory. Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, vol 141. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45494-3_45
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