Search results for: “absolute majority”
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Absolute Majority
Absolute Majority in Voting Law Definition of Absolute Majority in the context of the United States election law: System in which a candidate (or list of candidates) is elected by obtaining more than 50% of the votes.
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Majority Voting
Voting system under which each director is voted upon separately. Related: cumulative voting….
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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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Enhanced Majority
Qualified or Enhanced Majority in Voting Law Definition of Qualified or Enhanced Majority in the context of the United States election law: System where a candidate (or list of candidates) is elected by obtaining a majority of votes greater than an absolute majority (usually two-thirds or […]
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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 […]
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Majoritarian Voting System
Two-round or Run-off Majoritarian Voting System in Voting Law Definition of Two-round or Run-off Majoritarian Voting System in the context of the United States election law: System in which candidates run for a single seat in a constituency or district. An absolute majority is needed to obtain […]
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Hung Parliament
Hung Parliament in Voting Law Definition of Hung Parliament in the context of the United States election law: Electoral result whereby no single party or coalition commands an absolute majority of the seats.
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Coalition Government
Coalition Government in Voting Law Definition of Coalition Government in the context of the United States election law: Government formed by more than one political party, sometimes (but not always) formed when no party obtains an absolute majority in an election. Two or more parties therefore […]
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Codecision Procedure
Codecision procedure in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of codecision procedure.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Police Officer Law Enforcement Agency Further Reading […]
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Parliamentary Vote
Hierarchical Display of Parliamentary vote Politics > Parliamentary proceedings > Parliamentary procedurePolitics > Executive power and public service > Executive body > VotePolitics > Executive power and public service > Executive body > Majority votingPolitics > Electoral […]
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Cooperation Procedure
Meaning of Cooperation ProcedureIn the context of Europe, and according to A Dictionary of Law, the following is a definition of Cooperation Procedure : A procedure introduced by the *Single European Act 1986 that allows the *European Parliament to impede the adoption of proposed legislation by […]
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Passage of A Bill
Hierarchical Display of Passage of a bill Politics > Parliamentary proceedings > Legislative procedurePolitics > Electoral procedure and voting > VotePolitics > Electoral procedure and voting > Majority voting Meaning of Passage of a bill Overview and more information about Passage of […]
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Limited Voting
Limited Voting in Voting Law Definition of Limited Voting in the context of the United States election law: Voting system used in multi-member constituencies. Voters have more than one vote but fewer votes than the number of seats to be filled. The candidates with the most votes get elected, […]
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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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Assent Procedure
Meaning of Assent ProcedureIn the context of Europe, and according to A Dictionary of Law, the following is a definition of Assent Procedure : A procedure introduced by the Single European Act 1986 that gives greater powers to the *European Parliament over the unelected European Commission. It […]