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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 many elections does it take for a swing state to become a political party dominate state? Q. Example, Michigan is a swing state, and has voted democratic for the past two (maybe three... don't quote me) elections. My question is how many elections have to occur, with the same vote, before it becomes a dominant democratic, republican, etc. state? Asked by Kelly - Mon Nov 16 19:36:48 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. The people also factor into that equation. Michigan has a substantial black population that will almost always vote democrat. Along with all the factory workers who traditionally vote democrat. Then you have Texas with a very large christian population who vote republican. Nevada is a good example. In most Presidential elections since becoming a state, Nevada has gone republican. Most of the rural NV counties are conservative, so they vote republican. But Washoe and Clark Counties(Reno and Las Vegas) have a substantial liberal population and have an population out numbering the rest of the state. So NV can become a swing state because of the ratio of conservative to liberal. Answered by tell'n it like I see it - Mon Nov 16 19:44:51 2009 How do the up coming British elections work? Q. I know one thing, that I can place my vote tomorrow, but that is about it. Am I voting, quite simply, for the party and prime minister I want in charge of the country? I keep hearing something about local elections, where do they come in to it? Does the party with the most votes take charge? Is it as simple as that? I keep hearing something about a hung parliament, what is that? I am just totally confused and do not even know who I am voting for or if it is even worth me voting. Asked by Wozza291 - Wed May 5 08:04:30 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. You vote for which ever of your local MPs you support, there will be a name and then the party that they stand for. Place a cross in your chosen box and then the person who receives the most votes for a particular are of the country will win that bit. Then, the overall majority wins. Answered by Sophie - Wed May 5 08:35:07 2010 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 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Elections"
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 af.reuters.com Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:56:51 GMT+00:00 Reuters Africa "Maybe after the elections we can get some more Republicans to help us on these issues," Reid, a Democrat, told reporters in a teleconference on Tuesday. ... US Senate majority leader to pursue narrow energy bill this year Platts  baltimoresun.com Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:22:02 GMT+00:00 Baltimore Sun (blog) 7, all requests for an absentee ballot must be made in person at a local board of elections . Starting the second Friday before the election (Sept. ...  technews.tmcnet.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:12:47 GMT+00:00 looms TMCnet By AP , BAUCHI, Nigeria (AP) Violence targeting politicians and their aides appears to be increasing in northern Nigeria as next year's elections draw ... From Google News Search: "Elections"  blog.onevoicemovement.org 333px x 500px | 30.00kB [source page] From Yahoo Image Search: "Elections"  thedailybeast.com unknown ue, 31 Aug 2010 10:05:00 GM A new Gallup poll shows the GOP leading the Democratic Party by 10 points in a generic ballot test, which asks whether the voter prefers a Re. From Google Blog Search: "Elections"  pinoyvideos.net Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:49:40 PST Afghans are heading to the polls next week, in the country's second presidential elections. As the candidates' race tightens, what does a ... pinoyvideos.net.  amazon.com Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:19:54 PST Beyond Elections: Defining Democracy In The Americas: Following decades of US backed dictatorships, civil wars and devastating structural ... amazon.com.  news.yahoo.com Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:07:32 PDT WESH 2's Jeff Lennox talks to Orange County Supervisor of Elections Bill Cowles about today's primary election.. news.yahoo.com. From Google Video Search: "Elections" |
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