Absolute criterion

An absolute criterion requires or prohibits some result due to some characteristic of a given a set of ballots. This is in contrast to a relative criterion, which requires (or prohibits) a change in the election's result given some modification to the ballots.

Examples of absolute criteria

 * Condorcet criterion
 * Smith criterion
 * Plurality criterion
 * Minimal Defense criterion
 * Majority criterion
 * Pareto criterion