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  • Electoral Commission

    Electoral Commission in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of Electoral Commission. This legal term is related to the United Kingom and/or the English Legal System.ResourcesSee […]

  • Electoral Quotient According to the Droop Method

    Electoral Quotient According to the Droop Method in Voting Law Definition of Electoral Quotient According to the Droop Method in the context of the United States election law: This formula is used in most list proportional representation and single transferable vote systems to allocate seats. […]

  • Electoral Quotient

    Electoral Quotient in Voting Law Definition of Electoral Quotient in the context of the United States election law: Method used to calculate the number of votes necessary to obtain a seat in a proportional representation system. It can be determined at constituency level by dividing the number […]

  • Electoral Quotient According to the D’hondt Method

    Electoral Quotient According to the D’hondt Method in Voting Law Definition of Electoral Quotient According to the D’hondt Method in the context of the United States election law: One of the options for the series of divisors used to distribute seats in list proportional representation […]

  • Electoral Quotient According to the Borda Method

    Electoral Quotient According to the Borda Method in Voting Law Definition of Electoral Quotient According to the Borda Method in the context of the United States election law: Method of sharing seats based on a preferential voting system. The voter chooses a number lower than or equal to the […]

  • Electoral Quotient According to the D’hondt Method

    Electoral Quotient According to the D’hondt Method in Voting Law Definition of Electoral Quotient According to the D’hondt Method in the context of the United States election law: One of the options for the series of divisors used to distribute seats in list proportional representation […]

  • European Election

    Hierarchical Display of European election Politics > Electoral procedure and voting > ElectionPolitics > Electoral procedure and voting > Electoral system > European electoral systemEuropean Union > EU institutions and European civil service > EU institution > European Parliament […]

  • Direct Democracy

    Hierarchical Display of Direct democracy Politics > Political framework > Political philosophy > DemocracyPolitics > Electoral procedure and voting > Electoral system > PlebiscitePolitics > Electoral procedure and voting > Electoral system > Referendum Meaning of Direct democracy […]

  • Indirect Election

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

  • Directly-elected Chamber

    Hierarchical Display of Directly-elected chamber Politics > Parliament > Composition of parliament > Parliamentary chamber > Bicameral systemPolitics > Parliament > Composition of parliament > Electoral system > Universal suffrage Meaning of Directly-elected chamber Overview and more […]

  • Vacant Seat

    Hierarchical Display of Vacant seat Politics > Electoral procedure and voting > Parliamentary seatPolitics > Electoral procedure and voting > Electoral system > By-election Meaning of Vacant seat Overview and more information about Vacant seat For a more comprehensive understanding of […]

  • By-election

    Hierarchical Display of By-election Politics > Electoral procedure and voting > Electoral systemPolitics > Electoral procedure and voting > Parliamentary seat > Vacant seat Meaning of By-election Overview and more information about By-election For a more comprehensive understanding of […]

  • Political Arbitration

    Hierarchical Display of Political arbitration Politics > Politics and public safety > Politics > Political crisisPolitics > Electoral procedure and voting > Electoral system > Referendum Meaning of Political arbitration Overview and more information about Political arbitration For a more […]

  • Constituency Or District Magnitude

    Constituency or District Magnitude in Voting Law Definition of Constituency or District Magnitude in the context of the United States election law: One of the main variables of electoral systems. The magnitude of the constituency means the number of seats allocated to a district/constituency, […]

  • Constituency Or District Magnitude

    Constituency or District Magnitude in Voting Law Definition of Constituency or District Magnitude in the context of the United States election law: One of the main variables of electoral systems. The magnitude of the constituency means the number of seats allocated to a district/constituency, […]