Question

When ranking candidates running for office, describe how it would or would not be possible for a voter to give two people the same rank.

It would be possible to give two people the same rank, as it is always possible to have a tie-breaker vote if two candidates are ranked the same by all voters.

It would be possible to give two people the same rank, as there are so many votes generated during the election that one vote giving two people the same rank would not make a difference.

It would not be possible to give two people the same rank, as ranking candidates means that one and only one candidate is given a specific rank.

It would not be possible to give two people the same rank, as the reason candidates are ranked is to make sure there are no ties.

Answer 1

Answer:
I believe it is Option C.

Explanation:

There has only been one single tie since the passing of the 12th Amendment. It is a very low chance for a possible tie to take place, so they would have no reason to ensure it doesn't happen as it's already unlikely, ruling out option D. Giving two people the same rank would definitely make a difference as you are basically adding not 1, but two votes. Though it would even the count out, each person would gain 1 point, so it would make a difference. Option B is ruled out. This also potentially explains debunking A as there's no possible way to plan a tie to that extent. Again. ties happen very rarely, so it would be unlikely that voting for both candidates would impact the choice at all.