Allocation voting — is any voting system in which voters are assigned a number of points or other unit of account, and are expected to allocate these among a number of alternatives. Unlike preference voting the numbers do not represent ranks but weights.Unlike Range … Wikipedia
vote — I n. collective opinion as determined by voting 1) to take a vote on (a motion) 2) to put a motion to a vote; to bring a motion to a vote 3) to influence, swing a vote (recent events swung the vote in our favor; the press can influence the vote)… … Combinatory dictionary
Single non-transferable vote — The single non transferable vote or SNTV is an electoral system used in multi member constituency elections. Voting In any election, each voter casts one vote for one candidate in a multi candidate race for multiple offices. Posts are filled by… … Wikipedia
National Popular Vote Interstate Compact — Current status ■Enacted into law ■Pending in current legislative session ■Failed in current or a previous session Note: Each square in the lower cartogram represents one electoral vote. The Natio … Wikipedia
Issues affecting the Single Transferable Vote — Main article: Single Transferable Vote There are a number of complications and issues surrounding the application and use of the Single Transferable Vote that form the basis of discussions between its advocates and detractors. Contents 1… … Wikipedia
Single transferable vote — Part of the Politics series Electoral methods Single winner … Wikipedia
List of politics topics — NOTOC TopicTOC Politics This is a list of political topics, including political science terms, political philosophies, political issues, etc. Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions. Although the term is generally applied … Wikipedia
Tactical voting — In voting systems, tactical voting (or strategic voting or sophisticated voting) occurs when a voter supports a candidate other than his or her sincere preference in order to prevent an undesirable outcome. It has been shown by the Gibbard… … Wikipedia
Penrose method — The Penrose method is a method, devised in 1946 by Professor Lionel Penrose, for allocating seats or votes in legislatures based on the square root of the population of the representative s district or state. This choice is motivated by the… … Wikipedia
Republic of China legislative election, 2004 — The Election for the 6th Legislative Yuan (第六屆立法委員選舉) of the Republic of China on Taiwan was held on December 11, 2004. All 225 seats of the Legislative Yuan were up for election: 168 elected by popular vote, 41 elected on the basis of the… … Wikipedia
