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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 What is a general election? What other types of elections are held in the United States? Q. What is a general election? What other types of elections are held in the United States? Asked by Amy L - Sun Apr 5 12:37:13 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. General elections are held every two years in November. They are intended for electing members of the House, Senate, and the President as well as a plethora of state and local officials. There are also primary elections held before the general elections. These are held primarily to determine the candidates for a political party. In case on non-partisan elections, primaries usually serve to choose the top candidates for the general election. There are special elections to fill vacancies. For example, if an election official should die, resign, or be removed from office, a special election to fill that position is usually held. Answered by cunningncharisma - Sun Apr 5 12:44:08 2009 How does the United States rank in voter turnout for general elections with other countries that have election Q. With less than 30% of the population actually caring, my math shows that 10% of all those eligible to vote can choose their party's candidate. With less than 50% turnout for general elections, one in four citizens will usually be enough to elect someone. Asked by wondering - Tue Feb 19 08:29:11 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. It's hard to know the turn out of all other countries or which countries you are rating against. Some countries have compulsory voting (forces people to vote.) In the last U.S. Presidential election, nearly 61% (60.93) of eligible voters voted. Answered by Liberal LIE Exposer - Tue Feb 19 08:47:11 2008 How did elections actually work in East Germany?
Q. I know that there were a range of parties (from the SED to the Christian Democrats) that were in the National Front of Germany. So were the elections fixed or was there some change in the number of seats for each party? Asked by Gfal - Thu May 1 08:40:40 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Everyone voted who they thought would be the most glorious and in the end the most glorious won. FDJ fur alles! Answered by A-E D - Fri May 2 12:30:35 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Elections"
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