Tuesday evening debate, mazematics edishen

[Denis Young]

That's why we need to stop saying "50%+1" and instead say "more than half".

You are being economical with the truth...Hehe

It is 50% + 1 vote. Both candidate have 50% of the vote, but only candidate B has the +1 vote.

 

[ShakaZulu]

Our constitution requires a presidential candidate to get 50%+1 of all valid votes cast in the country.
Let us take a hypothetical case where 51 valid votes are cast. Candidate A gets 25 and candidate B gets 26.
That is 49.0196078431372% and 50.9803921568627% respectively.

Applying the principle of 50%+1, the winning candidate needed 25.5 votes +1=26.5 votes, but since votes can't be halves, then 27.

Question: Would candidate B be considered duly elected as per the 4 dissenting commissioners?

You can't have 25.5 votes, you can only have 25 or 26. The one who got 26 votes has 50percent plus one vote

 

[kijanamrefu]

That's why we need to stop saying "50%+1" and instead say "more than half".

False advertising. You lured me in with math then switched it to politics.

 

[Duke of Busia]

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