Absolute majority rules strengthen opponents by making nonparticipation count against proposals.

Evidence

What are the normative implications of this ambiguity? Absolute majority rules work well in the situation Bentham posits, where the underlying measure is assumed to be bad. — Adrian Vermeule, Absolute Voting Rules, 1014

Categorization

• DEFINE: Frames absolute-majority rules as a device that transfers agenda power to opponents rather than merely raising a threshold.