Auditing Ranked Voting Elections with Dirichlet-Tree Models: First Steps
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Publication:80282
DOI10.48550/ARXIV.2206.14605arXiv2206.14605MaRDI QIDQ80282FDOQ80282
Peter J. Stuckey, Philip B. Stark, Michelle Blom, Floyd Everest, Damjan Vukcevic, Vanessa Teague
Publication date: 29 June 2022
Abstract: Ranked voting systems, such as instant-runoff voting (IRV) and single transferable vote (STV), are used in many places around the world. They are more complex than plurality and scoring rules, presenting a challenge for auditing their outcomes: there is no known risk-limiting audit (RLA) method for STV other than a full hand count. We present a new approach to auditing ranked systems that uses a statistical model, a Dirichlet-tree, that can cope with high-dimensional parameters in a computationally efficient manner. We demonstrate this approach with a ballot-polling Bayesian audit for IRV elections. Although the technique is not known to be risk-limiting, we suggest some strategies that might allow it to be calibrated to limit risk.
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