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An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and for regional and local government. This process is also used in many other private and business organizations, from clubs to voluntary associations and corporations. The universal use of elections as a tool for selecting representatives in modern democracies is in contrast with the practice in the democratic archetype, ancient Athens. Elections were considered an oligarchic institution and most political offices were filled using sortition, also known as allotment, by which officeholders were chosen by lot. Electoral reform describes the process of introducing fair electoral systems where they are not in place, or improving the fairness or effectiveness of existing systems. Psephology is the study of results and other statistics relating to elections (especially with a view to predicting future results). To elect means "to choose or make a decision" (For example, in contract law, if one party breaches the agreement, the other party may "elect" whether to continue or repudiate the contract), and so sometimes other forms of ballot such as the referendum are referred to as elections, especially in the United States. This article is part of the Politics series Elections
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GNU Free Documentation License ELEcTIONS?????? Q. my question will probably sound stupid but i wanted to know a website with the information on the us elections...lists of ll the candidates what their politics are...how the elections are goin til now...anything...a complete wesite if possible...so that i will be able to get a clear idea on it...thanks Asked by ' - Thu Mar 20 07:26:01 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. Hard to come by--below are a few. I was unable to find a website that can give you a complete picture of all of it, but hope that this will help. I also included the websites of our 3 major candidates McCain,Clinton, and Obama. Hope this helps. Answered by Rivera - Thu Mar 20 07:48:15 2008 How many recall elections have been held to recall state governors in the last 50 years? Q. How many recall elections have been held to recall state governors in the last 50 years? Who were they? What states held them? Asked by Emily V - Mon Sep 22 23:13:40 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. I know of California did 6 years ago that is why the Terminator is now governor. Answered by fatboysdaddy - Mon Sep 22 23:49:03 2008 Why is it, before elections Bush was be blamed for not getting Osama, now the libs say Osama is not important?
Q. That is all you heard during the elections is that Obama kept saying that Bush failed to get Obama while focusing on a war of choice (Iraq). Now, the liberals say that Osama is dead and that he is not important anymore. Again liberals are true to their own double standard failures. Asked by time 2 rise - Sat Jun 6 19:11:24 2009 - - 21 Answers - 0 Comments A. Amazing turn of events aint it? Answered by GoGo Girls - Sat Jun 6 19:13:58 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Elections"
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