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 representation system. No account is taken of the seats allocated under the first system in calculating the results in the second.

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 representation system. No account is taken of the seats allocated under the first system in calculating the results in the second.