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  • Majority Voting System

    Hierarchical Display of Majority voting system Politics > Electoral procedure and voting > Voting method Meaning of Majority voting system Overview and more information about Majority voting system For a more comprehensive understanding of Majority voting system, see in the general part of […]

  • Majority Voting

    Voting system under which each director is voted upon separately. Related: cumulative voting….

  • Double-ballot Voting System

    Hierarchical Display of Double-ballot voting system Politics > Electoral procedure and voting > Voting method > Majority voting system Meaning of Double-ballot voting system Overview and more information about Double-ballot voting system For a more comprehensive understanding of […]

  • 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.

  • Voting Method

    Hierarchical Display of Voting method Politics > Electoral procedure and votingPolitics > Electoral procedure and voting > Parliamentary seat > Allocation of seats Meaning of Voting method Overview and more information about Voting method For a more comprehensive understanding of Voting […]

  • Age of majority

    The chronological age at which a person ceases to be a minor, and, subject to whatever legal disabilities minority carries with it (e.g., inability to vote, to drink intoxicating liquors, to drive on the public highways, to make valid contracts, conveyances and wills) while […]

  • Preferential Voting

    A system under which a voter is permitted or required to express more than one choice of candidates for the same office by indicating on the ballot his first, second and third choice and so on. Under this system, if any candidate receives a majority of the votes in the category of first choice, […]

  • Qualified Majority

    Hierarchical Display of Qualified majority Politics > Electoral procedure and voting > Majority voting Meaning of Qualified majority Overview and more information about Qualified majority For a more comprehensive understanding of Qualified majority, see in the general part of the online […]

  • Simple Majority

    Hierarchical Display of Simple majority Politics > Electoral procedure and voting > Majority voting Meaning of Simple majority Overview and more information about Simple majority For a more comprehensive understanding of Simple majority, see in the general part of the online platform.[rtbs […]

  • 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, […]

  • Simple Or Relative Majority

    Simple or Relative Majority in Voting Law Definition of Simple or Relative Majority in the context of the United States election law: System where a candidate (or list of candidates) is elected by obtaining the largest number of votes, in comparison with the number of votes obtained by other […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]