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A voting system or electoral system is a method by which voters make a choice between options, often in an election or on a policy referendum. A voting system contains rules for valid voting, and how votes are counted and aggregated to yield a final result. Common voting systems are majority rule, proportional representation or plurality voting with a number of variations and methods such as first-past-the-post or preferential voting. The study of formally defined voting systems is called voting theory, a subfield of political science, economics or mathematics. With majority rule, those who are unfamiliar with voting theory are often surprised that another voting system exists, or that "majority rule" systems can produce results not supported by a majority. If every election had only two choices, the winner would be determined using majority rule alone. However, when there are three or more options, there may not be a single option that is preferred by a majority. Different voting systems may give very different results, particularly in cases where there is no clear majority preference. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  i.dailymail.co.uk 310px x 468px | 54.70kB [source page] The American presidential election could descend into electoral chaos on Tuesday as unprecedented numbers of voters turn out to cast their ballot in a system that is largely untested  cincinnati.com 122px x 122px | 5.50kB [source page] It gives a bit more of the history and rationale behind the Electoral College and discusses the pro s and con s of the system Electoral Analysis for 2000 Presidential campaigns are acutely aware of the way the Electoral College operates Their entire campaign strategy is built around it especially near the end of a From Yahoo Image Search: "Electoral system"  vanguardngr.com unknown Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:19:20 GM The Federal Government claims to be on the same page with America on the need to fight corruption, clean up our . electoral system. and enthrone good governance. From the way the American Secretary of State visited and departed, ...  talking-clock.blogspot.com The Talking Clock hu, 23 Jul 2009 00:12:00 GM While this model might mirror the American . electoral system. in many ways, there is no reason why a model like this could not exist whilst retaining Her Majesty as Head of State. This is just something that this blog author was thinking ...  thetimesofnigeria.com unknown Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:45:46 GM ''You all have influence, use it to get parliament pass positive . electoral. Act that will engender sustainable . electoral system. she submitted, adding that the civil society must get involved for things to work. Views:559 ... From Google Blog Search: "Electoral system"  guardian.co.uk Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:45:19 GMT+00:00 The Guardian "I don't see in principle why peers should not be able to express their views about reform of our electoral system ." He confirmed that he and David Cameron, ...  turkishweekly.net Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:24:28 GMT+00:00 Journal of Turkish Weekly ... system capable of calling such figures to account. We work according to the laws of the country and the regulations of the Independent Electoral ...  euractiv.com Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:43:23 GMT+00:00 EurActiv CHP leaders argue that the current electoral system is unfair. "In 2002, a parliament was established with a rate of 55% valid votes," Okay said, ... From Google News Search: "Electoral system" What electoral system do you feel is the best? Q. Out of STV, first-past-the-post, cumulative, and approval electoral systems, what do you think is the best overall? Asked by Fail? - Wed Jan 6 21:03:31 2010 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments A. There are good arguments for STV, first-past-the-post, and cumulative. If I understand what you mean by approval, the arguments are less strong. First-past-the-post/singl e member districts/plurality voting's strong suit is that it is most likely to create a governing majority, all other things being equal. It does force voters to abandon smaller parties and support the larger parties to avoid wasting a vote, but by reducing the number of viable parties, it is likely that one of the parties will win a majority of the seats. STV/Proportional multi-member district on the other hand allows voters to vote for their first choice and possibly get that party elected even if they are a minority in the district. You get a similar result with… [cont.] Answered by Tmess2 - Wed Jan 6 21:53:26 2010 If we could change the US electoral system? Q. I'm referring to the electoral system for the US House of Representatives. What type of electoral system would you vote for if it was a ballot proposal? Instant Runoff Voting (like Australia), Single Transferable Vote (like Ireland), Mixed Member Proportional (like Germany), Mixed Member Majoritarian (like Japan), Closed Party List PR (like Argentina) or Open List PR (like Belgium)? By the way, PR means Proportional Representation (and it doesn't have anything to do with racial or gender representation, it's party representation; in other words, a party gets a number of seats in proportion to its votes) and I'm not referring to the Electoral College. Some of you talked about the Electoral College. And you indirectly said it helps the two-pa [cont.] Asked by derekgorman - Fri Feb 9 19:46:31 2007 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments A. Proportional representation. Allows more opportunity for third parties to gain some power. Answered by bobcat97 - Fri Feb 9 19:54:32 2007 how long has the electoral college system been used in the US?
Q. i am doing an essay on the pros and cons of the electoral college and i need some background info on the electoral college. any info on the electoral college system and how it works will be greatly appreciated. Asked by kathy - Wed Mar 4 19:12:07 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. The constitution has been in effect since March 4, 1789. When it was first used the electoral college chose the number one vote getter as president. At that time the number two vote getter was elected as vice president. Article II spells out the rules for our executive branch of government but other amendments also apply to presidential elections. When debating the constitution you can't take any short cuts. You have to read it. You have to assume your opponent did. Who ever studies it least will have less accuracy of statements in a debate and show less confidence as well. If you look at article 2 of the U S Constitution you can see that the states are supposed to choose electors to represent their state at the electoral college… [cont.] Answered by David S - Wed Mar 4 20:11:39 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Electoral system" |
