a. Use the instant runoff method to determine the societal preference order.

b. Who won the plurality vote in the Burlington mayoral election? Is it the same as the

instant runoff winner?

c. It turns out that Montroll is the Condorcet winner in this election. In 2010, instant runoff was narrowly repealed by voters in Burlington. Using your answer from part (b) and the statement that Montroll is the Condorcet winner, why might voters may have been upset with instant runoff?

1. In 2009, Burlington, Vermont used the instant runoff method to select a mayor. Let's assume that the preference schedule looked something like the one below. Rank 1 2 3 4 5 2115 1840 Kiss Wright Montroll Smith Simpson Montroll Smith Simpson Wright Kiss Number of Voters (thousands) 1111 1033 1030 700 606 470 Wright Montroll Montroll Smith Smith Kiss Montroll Kiss Kiss Kiss Montroll Montroll Smith Simpson Wright Wright Kiss Wright Kiss Smith Smith Montroll Simpson Smith Simpson Wright Simpson Simpson Wright Simpson 35 Simpson Kiss Montroll Wright Smith 1. In 2009, Burlington, Vermont used the instant runoff method to select a mayor. Let's assume that the preference schedule looked something like the one below. Rank 1 2 3 4 5 2115 1840 Kiss Wright Montroll Smith Simpson Montroll Smith Simpson Wright Kiss Number of Voters (thousands) 1111 1033 1030 700 606 470 Wright Montroll Montroll Smith Smith Kiss Montroll Kiss Kiss Kiss Montroll Montroll Smith Simpson Wright Wright Kiss Wright Kiss Smith Smith Montroll Simpson Smith Simpson Wright Simpson Simpson Wright Simpson 35 Simpson Kiss Montroll Wright Smith