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The aggregation of individual preferences into a soc preference ordering is one of the most fundamental of the problems in soc sci. The general problem is non-trivial even for a small group of individuals. Only in the special case of 2 alternatives is the device of decision by majority rule proven to provide a generally satisfactory soc preference ordering for an arbitrary number of individuals. Presented here is a mathematical model of elections which allows certain aspects of the problem of soc choice to be systematically explored. Basically, it consists of 2 parts. 1st, there is a simple rule which is taken to represent the decision mechanism of a voter confronted with choosing between competing candidates who are viewed as being nothing more than a set of policies. 2nd, there is a probabilistic representation of the distribution of preferences across the pop. IPSA.