Search results for: “Plurality vote”
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Alternative Vote
Alternative Vote (AV) in Voting Law Definition of Alternative Vote (av) in the context of the United States election law: A candidate-centred, preferential, plurality/majority system used in single member districts in which voters use numbers to mark their preferences on the ballot paper. A […]
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Plurality (relative Majority) System
Plurality (relative Majority) System in Voting Law Definition of Plurality (relative Majority) System in the context of the United States election law: Voting system in which the seat(s) within a constituency (depending on whether one or several candidates are elected) are allocated to the […]
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Party Block Vote
Party Block Vote (pbv) in Voting Law Definition of Party Block Vote (pbv) in the context of the United States election law: A plurality/majority system using multi-member districts in which voters cast a single party-centred vote for a party of choice and do not choose between candidates. The […]
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Block Vote System
Block Vote System in Voting Law Definition of Block Vote System in the context of the United States election law: A plurality/majority system used in multi-member districts in which electors have as many votes as there are candidates to be elected. Voting is candidate centred. The candidates […]
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Opinion
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Opinion Meaning of Opinion A conclusion or belief held with confidence , after analysis of the facts and the law relating to a matter. Frequently the term is synonymous with judgment . <div […]
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Division Of Opinion
IDisagreement among those called upon to decide a matter. When, in a company or society, the parties having a right to vote are so divided that there is not a plurality of the whole in favor of any particular proposition, or when the voters are equally divided, it is said there is […]
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Deposit
In contracts for sale, particularly the sale of land, it is that part of the purchase price prepaid by way of security when the contract is entered into. If the contract is completed, then the deposit is applied against the purchase money . But its primary purpose is that it is a […]
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Deposit
In contracts for sale, particularly the sale of land, it is that part of the purchase price prepaid by way of security when the contract is entered into. If the contract is completed, then the deposit is applied against the purchase money . But its primary purpose is that it is a […]
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Compensatory Seats
Compensatory Seats in Voting Law Definition of Compensatory Seats in the context of the United States election law: In a Mixed Member Proportional system, these are seats allocated to parties based on the percentage of the national vote that they obtain. The purpose is usually intended to make […]
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First-past-the-post System
First-past-the-post System in Voting Law Definition of First-past-the-post System in the context of the United States election law: Single-round, plurality system in which candidates run for a single seat per constituency. The candidate who obtains the most votes compared with his or her […]
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Mixed Member Proportional Representation
Mixed Member Proportional Representation (MMPR) in Voting Law Definition of Mixed Member Proportional Representation (mmpr) in the context of the United States election law: This attempts to combine the positive attributes of both majority and proportional representation (PR) electoral systems […]
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Parallel System
Parallel System in Voting Law Definition of Parallel System in the context of the United States election law: A mixed system in which the choices expressed by voters are used to elect representatives through two different systems, usually a plurality/ majority system and a proportional […]
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Manufactured Majority
Manufactured Majority in Voting Law Definition of Manufactured Majority in the context of the United States election law: An election result, most commonly found where a plurality/majority system is used, in which a single party or coalition wins less than 50% of the valid votes but an […]