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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 How would elections be different if there were no opinionated reporting? Q. How do you think elections would be if there were no 24 hour news stations, no radio pundits for either side? How do you think it would be if Americans had to choose a president based solely on debates? And afterwards, news stations would not be allowed to give their 2 cents or spin. Asked by Michelle - Sat Jun 20 04:39:13 2009 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. To the people who have posted above me, for one, the American people agreed President Obama won the debates so if it was by debates then he would have still won. As for as the person who said Fox never got to interview President Obama...Obama went on Fox many times to be interviewed lol. Bill O'reilly himself even interviewed President Obama. That would be interesting to see and try out for one election year. If no media outlet could use their powers to spin voters, to see who would win. But one thing republicans have to remember is, Fox is very much high rated and very much anti democrat so as much as you guys talk about a "liberal" media, losing Fox would be a huge lost. Answered by on_a_mission_to_please - Sat Jun 20 04:52:03 2009 What kind of idiots actually go out and vote in elections? Q. How naive must you be? It's almost as if you think someone actually counts these votes impartially. Elections are a corporate scheme designed to get you to see lots of ads as you watch the "news" and learn about all these fictional "candidates" and fictional "important election issues". Why do you think everyone (including the "news") is always telling you to go out and vote, supposedly so that your opinion counts? They're all just trying to get you to see all these advertisements. Don't support greedy businesses. Don't vote. Asked by Ab Cd - Tue Aug 31 11:14:46 2010 - - 22 Answers - 0 Comments A. "Voters don't decide leadership, the people who count the votes do" Joseph Stalin Answered by JimSock - Tue Aug 31 11:16:22 2010 What are the pressing issues for the coming Indian elections?
Q. Hi Friends, Just thought of checking with you that in today's recenssion time what are the pressing issues that would drive or influence the outcome of the forthcoming general elections? I list a few here: 1. Unemloyment 2. Security (terrorism) 3. Religion. 4. Infrastructure 5. Education Would like to know your opinion in this regards. There would be many regional issues pertaining to different regions, but let us foucs on the national issues at the moment. Asked by Sunil K A - Fri Mar 20 06:10:05 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Major issues are 1. Terrorism: UPA has definitely failed 2. Economic Crisis: Obviously it is linked to infrastructure and Unemployment Answered by Tim - Fri Mar 20 10:56:36 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Elections" See also:
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