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Selection of decision-makers by random sample
In governance, sortition is the selection of public officials or jurors at random, i.e., by lottery, in order to obtain a representative sample. In ancient
Sortition
Practice of throwing a coin in the air to choose between two alternatives
in order to randomly choose between two alternatives. It is a form of sortition which inherently has two possible outcomes. Used in such a fashion, the
Coin_flipping
Process by which a population chooses the holder of a public office
political offices were filled using allotment which is also known as "Sortition", by which office holders were chosen by lot. Electoral reform describes
Election
Blockchain and cryptocurrency
core principle of Algorand consensus is the cryptographic "self" sortition. The sortition procedure runs locally and privately, on each node of the network
Algorand
Randomly selected people to deliberate on public issues
dilemmas. With Athenian democracy as the most famous government to use sortition, theorists and politicians have used citizens' assemblies and other forms
Citizens'_assembly
Divination by casting of lots
Cleromancy is a form of divination, involving sortition (casting of lots), in which an outcome is determined by means that normally would be considered
Cleromancy
Method to determine tied elections
Drawing lots or drawing straws is a selection method, or a form of sortition, that is used by a group to choose one member of the group to perform a task
Drawing lots (decision making)
Drawing_lots_(decision_making)
Form of democracy
direct democracy might entail passing executive decisions, the use of sortition, making laws, directly electing or dismissing officials, and conducting
Direct_democracy
The Sortition Law (Portuguese: Lei do Sorteio), officially Law No. 1,860 of 4 January 1908, introduced compulsory military service for the Brazilian Armed
Sortition_Law
The rasga-listas (English: list tearers or list rippers) were resistance movements to the 1874 lottery law for compulsory military service in the Empire
Rasga-listas
Primary Partisan Nonpartisan Proportional Recall Retention Sham Snap Sortition Two-round system Unfair Terminology Anonymous elector Apportionment Audits
2026 national electoral calendar
2026_national_electoral_calendar
Worldwide local elections held in 2026
Primary Partisan Nonpartisan Proportional Recall Retention Sham Snap Sortition Two-round system Unfair Terminology Anonymous elector Apportionment Audits
2026_local_electoral_calendar
Government combining elements of monarchy, aristocracy and democracy
rather than acquiring their positions by inheritance or sortition (at the Greco-Roman time, sortition was conventionally regarded as the principal characteristic
Mixed_government
French political scientist
epistemic and probabilist argument in favour of democratic inclusion and sortition. Hélène Landemore proposes a paradigm of "Open Democracy" which rests
Hélène_Landemore
Direct vote on a specific proposal
democracy in USA Related Direct election Citizens' assembly Citizen's jury List of direct democracy parties Ballot title Sortition Politics portal v t e
Referendum
Election to fill a vacant political office
Primary Partisan Nonpartisan Proportional Recall Retention Sham Snap Sortition Two-round system Unfair Terminology Anonymous elector Apportionment Audits
By-election
Model of democracy
with social justice in mind. It consisted of 150 citizens selected by sortition and stratified sampling, who were sorted into five sub-groups to discuss
Participatory_democracy
government where people are randomly selected from the citizenry through sortition to either act as general governmental representatives or to make decisions
Types_of_democracy
Topics referred to by the same term
is to make a random selection, and may refer to: Cleromancy, a form of sortition in which an outcome is determined by means that normally would be considered
Casting_lots
Australian philosopher (1927–2023)
(2011) To Reason Why (A memoir) Citizens' assembly Deliberative democracy Sortition "John Bernard Burnheim". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 November 2023. Retrieved
John_Burnheim
Collective perception of a group of people
bench trial which relies on one or a few experts. In politics, sometimes sortition is held as an example of what wisdom of the crowd would look like. Decision-making
Wisdom_of_the_crowd
only wealthy males could vote, and the Athenian democracy, which used sortition to elect candidates, almost always male, Greek, educated citizens holding
List_of_forms_of_government
Process of making something random
There have been various proposals to integrate sortition into government structures. The idea is that sortition could introduce a new dimension of representation
Randomization
Election called earlier than scheduled
Primary Partisan Nonpartisan Proportional Recall Retention Sham Snap Sortition Two-round system Unfair Terminology Anonymous elector Apportionment Audits
Snap_election
Shinto divination ritual
at an answer through some form of sortition. The belief was that the kami would influence the outcome of the sortition in order to communicate their will
Ukehi
Government system where political power lies with the people
established in 1115, was led by the Signoria whose members were chosen by sortition. In the 10th–15th century Frisia, a distinctly non-feudal society, the
Democracy
Socio-political system with shared executive power
juntas differ from the directorial system by not being elected. Utilizing sortition to select multiple executives can lead to a directorial system. In the
Directorial_system
Set of electors who are selected to elect a candidate to a particular office
Primary Partisan Nonpartisan Proportional Recall Retention Sham Snap Sortition Two-round system Unfair Terminology Anonymous elector Apportionment Audits
Electoral_college
Government of Medieval and Renaissance Florence
Medieval Italy Italian Renaissance Italian city-states Maritime republics Sortition Signoria on Encyclopædia Britannica "Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance
Signoria_of_Florence
Italian comedian, actor, blogger, and politician (born 1948)
the members of the Italian Senate through sortition, and possibly eventually replacing elections with sortition altogether. On 7 December 1981, Grillo lost
Beppe_Grillo
Form of governance in ancient Greek city-states
handled by large juries, drawn from the citizen body in a process known as sortition. By far the most well-documented and studied example is the Athenian democracy
Greek_democracy
Body of representatives convened to draft or adopt a new constitution
Members of a constituent assembly may be elected by popular vote, drawn by sortition, appointed, or some combination of these methods. Assemblies are typically
Constituent_assembly
Roman emperor in 238
some point after he concluded his duties in the German province, the sortition awarded him proconsular governorship of Asia. In 234, during the last
Pupienus
Quantitative scientific analysis of elections and balloting (within political science)
Primary Partisan Nonpartisan Proportional Recall Retention Sham Snap Sortition Two-round system Unfair Terminology Anonymous elector Apportionment Audits
Psephology
Prime Minister of Italy since 2022
Judiciary (CSM) into two distinct bodies, and the selection of members by sortition rather than traditional election, as well as the establishment of a High
Giorgia_Meloni
Worldwide national elections held in 2027
Primary Partisan Nonpartisan Proportional Recall Retention Sham Snap Sortition Two-round system Unfair Terminology Anonymous elector Apportionment Audits
2027 national electoral calendar
2027_national_electoral_calendar
Vote to remove an official prematurely
democracy in USA Related Direct election Citizens' assembly Citizen's jury List of direct democracy parties Ballot title Sortition Politics portal v t e
Recall_election
Proposed reforming of the upper house of the British Parliament
The reform of the House of Lords, the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, has been a topic of discussion in UK politics for more than
Reform_of_the_House_of_Lords
Judiciary (CSM) into two distinct bodies, and the selection of CSM members by sortition rather than traditional election, as well as the establishment of a High
2026 Italian constitutional referendum
2026_Italian_constitutional_referendum
Voting for candidates by the public
Primary Partisan Nonpartisan Proportional Recall Retention Sham Snap Sortition Two-round system Unfair Terminology Anonymous elector Apportionment Audits
Direct_election
Environmental pressure group
Environmental protection Societal transformation to a regenerative culture Sortition Region served International Fields Conservation movement Environmental
Extinction_Rebellion
Apparent lack of pattern or predictability in events
Beyond religion and games of chance, randomness has been attested for sortition since at least ancient Athenian democracy in the form of a kleroterion
Randomness
Uses of an apparent lack of pattern or predictability in events
selected as a magistrate, or to sit on a jury. Allotment, also called sortition, is today used in the selection of jurors in Anglo-Saxon legal systems
Applications_of_randomness
Political party in Iceland
the Congress the party selected four committees among its members by sortition, responsible for healthcare, housing, social welfare, and democratization
Socialist_Party_of_Iceland
Political party in the United Kingdom
following a number of regional assemblies. About 2,500 members selected via a sortition process participated in the conference, less than initial goals of 13
Your_Party_(UK)
Form of political manipulation
Primary Partisan Nonpartisan Proportional Recall Retention Sham Snap Sortition Two-round system Unfair Terminology Anonymous elector Apportionment Audits
Gerrymandering
Ancient Greek randomization device
the Athenian agora. He lists eleven physical fragments of kleroteria: Sortition Lottery machine Dibbell, Julian (September 1998). "Info Tech of Ancient
Kleroterion
Government regime in ancient Athens
the Assembly and in large part chosen by lottery in a process called sortition. The assembly had four main functions: it made executive pronouncements
Athenian_democracy
Election candidate of a party with little support
Primary Partisan Nonpartisan Proportional Recall Retention Sham Snap Sortition Two-round system Unfair Terminology Anonymous elector Apportionment Audits
Paper_candidate
Point-based ranked voting system
mark Maximal lotteries Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Ranking Sortition No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No Yes N/A Yes N/A N/A Yes Yes Yes None
Borda_count
Election regulatory body of India
Primary Partisan Nonpartisan Proportional Recall Retention Sham Snap Sortition Two-round system Unfair Terminology Anonymous elector Apportionment Audits
Election_Commission_of_India
System or group governing an organized community
delegates from among themselves, typically by election or, less commonly, by sortition. These select citizens then meet to form a governing body, such as a legislature
Government
Prevention of anti-democratic principles
Participatory budgeting Referendum Deliberative Initiative Popular War Sortition Citizens' assembly Jury Voting Region Africa Asia Europe Americas Middle
Defensive_democracy
Primary Partisan Nonpartisan Proportional Recall Retention Sham Snap Sortition Two-round system Unfair Terminology Anonymous elector Apportionment Audits
2025 national electoral calendar
2025_national_electoral_calendar
Critiques of democratic political systems
for Democracy, David Van Reybrouck argues that allocating power through sortition, such as in citizens' assemblies, can resolve many of the shortcomings
Criticism_of_democracy
Overview of and topical guide to political science
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to politics and political science: Politics – the exercise of power; process by which
Outline_of_political_science
Voting systems using paired comparisons
First-preference votes Liquid democracy Nomination rules Sham election Spoilt vote Sortition Unseating Wasted vote Comparison Comparison of electoral systems Electoral
Round-robin_voting
Democracy with more than one system of power
Participatory budgeting Referendum Deliberative Initiative Popular War Sortition Citizens' assembly Jury Voting Region Africa Asia Europe Americas Middle
Pluralist_democracy
French citizens' assembly looking at reducing emissions
bodies chosen from the general public by random selection, also known as sortition. Juries, planning cells, consensus conferences, and deliberative polls
Citizens Convention for Climate
Citizens_Convention_for_Climate
Measure of the state of democracy according to The Economist
Participatory budgeting Referendum Deliberative Initiative Popular War Sortition Citizens' assembly Jury Voting Region Africa Asia Europe Americas Middle
The_Economist_Democracy_Index
Topics referred to by the same term
Land by Joshua; see Book of Joshua#Division of the land (chapters 13–22) Sortition or allotment, a method of selection by lottery The Allotment, a 1988 book
Allotment
Topics referred to by the same term
sale together in an auction; or a quantity of a financial instrument Sortition (drawing lots) Cleromancy, divination by casting lots Arabian lots, or
Lot
French writer (1828–1905)
the same year, Verne was required to enlist in the French army, but the sortition process spared him, to his great relief. He wrote to his father: "You
Jules_Verne
Overview of democracy measures
Participatory budgeting Referendum Deliberative Initiative Popular War Sortition Citizens' assembly Jury Voting Region Africa Asia Europe Americas Middle
Democracy_indices
City magistrates in ancient Athens
created ten new tribes and made the boule consist of 50 men selected by sortition from each of these tribes. Each of the ten tribe's delegation would be
Prytaneis
representation Proportional representation Semi-proportional representation Other: sortition, etc. Mixed system (yes/no): A systems composed of multiple other electoral
List_of_electoral_systems
Type of election
Primary Partisan Nonpartisan Proportional Recall Retention Sham Snap Sortition Two-round system Unfair Terminology Anonymous elector Apportionment Audits
Midterm_election
Single-winner electoral system
mark Maximal lotteries Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Ranking Sortition No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No Yes N/A Yes N/A N/A Yes Yes Yes None
Schulze_method
International relations theory
Participatory budgeting Referendum Deliberative Initiative Popular War Sortition Citizens' assembly Jury Voting Region Africa Asia Europe Americas Middle
Democratic_peace_theory
Worldwide local elections held in 2025
Primary Partisan Nonpartisan Proportional Recall Retention Sham Snap Sortition Two-round system Unfair Terminology Anonymous elector Apportionment Audits
2025_local_electoral_calendar
Democratic governments acting as autocracies
Participatory budgeting Referendum Deliberative Initiative Popular War Sortition Citizens' assembly Jury Voting Region Africa Asia Europe Americas Middle
Guided_democracy
Calendar system used in ancient Assyria
The names of the limmu who became eponyms were originally chosen by lot sortition, until the first millennium it became a fixed rotation of officers headed
Eponym_dating_system
List of international elections held in 2026
Primary Partisan Nonpartisan Proportional Recall Retention Sham Snap Sortition Two-round system Unfair Terminology Anonymous elector Apportionment Audits
2026 international electoral calendar
2026_international_electoral_calendar
Randomly determined process
frequency modulated) dot pattern creates a sharper image. Jump process Sortition Stochastic process Doob, when citing Khinchin, uses the term 'chance variable'
Stochastic
Collective action supporting a cause
Participatory budgeting Referendum Deliberative Initiative Popular War Sortition Citizens' assembly Jury Voting Region Africa Asia Europe Americas Middle
Political_demonstration
Form of government
Participatory budgeting Referendum Deliberative Initiative Popular War Sortition Citizens' assembly Jury Voting Region Africa Asia Europe Americas Middle
Anocracy
Type of election
Primary Partisan Nonpartisan Proportional Recall Retention Sham Snap Sortition Two-round system Unfair Terminology Anonymous elector Apportionment Audits
Indirect_election
Deliberative global democratic citizens' assembly
assembly consisting of one hundred persons from around the world chosen by sortition to discuss issues facing the world as a whole, starting with climate change
Global_Assembly
Vote potentially going to more than one candidate
Primary Partisan Nonpartisan Proportional Recall Retention Sham Snap Sortition Two-round system Unfair Terminology Anonymous elector Apportionment Audits
Swing_vote
Electoral system with lottery among ballots
the value of the 1,200 ballot-papers transferred equals only 200 votes. Sortition is a voting method which – rather than choosing ballots – chooses candidates
Random_ballot
democracy in USA Related Direct election Citizens' assembly Citizen's jury List of direct democracy parties Ballot title Sortition Politics portal v t e
Initiatives and referendums in the United States
Initiatives_and_referendums_in_the_United_States
democracy in USA Related Direct election Citizens' assembly Citizen's jury List of direct democracy parties Ballot title Sortition Politics portal v t e
Financial_referendum
Law code in Ancient Greece
served a turn. Election to political positions in Athens was based on sortition except for the Areopagus, which consisted of retired archons. The council
Draconian_constitution
Form of local government
west of Chennai. Thirty council members were chosen by lot, a form of sortition. Males were eligible for selection if they were of good character and
Panchayati_raj
Document used to cast votes in an election
First-preference votes Liquid democracy Nomination rules Sham election Spoilt vote Sortition Unseating Wasted vote Comparison Comparison of electoral systems Electoral
Ballot
Proposed Indian electoral scheduling policy
Primary Partisan Nonpartisan Proportional Recall Retention Sham Snap Sortition Two-round system Unfair Terminology Anonymous elector Apportionment Audits
One_Nation,_One_Election
Poll of voters taken after they exit polling stations
Primary Partisan Nonpartisan Proportional Recall Retention Sham Snap Sortition Two-round system Unfair Terminology Anonymous elector Apportionment Audits
Exit_poll
Phenomenon in electoral systems
First-preference votes Liquid democracy Nomination rules Sham election Spoilt vote Sortition Unseating Wasted vote Comparison Comparison of electoral systems Electoral
Overhang_seat
Constitutional post to the Government of India
Primary Partisan Nonpartisan Proportional Recall Retention Sham Snap Sortition Two-round system Unfair Terminology Anonymous elector Apportionment Audits
Chief Election Commissioner of India
Chief_Election_Commissioner_of_India
Historical army recruitment method
mandatory military service based on the Sortition Law in 1916. An older law had already established conscription by sortition in 1874, but popular resistance
Blood_tax_(Brazil)
Drawing the boundaries for elections
Primary Partisan Nonpartisan Proportional Recall Retention Sham Snap Sortition Two-round system Unfair Terminology Anonymous elector Apportionment Audits
Electoral boundary delimitation
Electoral_boundary_delimitation
Single-winner ranked vote system
mark Maximal lotteries Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Ranking Sortition No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No Yes N/A Yes N/A N/A Yes Yes Yes None
Copeland's_method
Democratic provision limiting majority rule
Participatory budgeting Referendum Deliberative Initiative Popular War Sortition Citizens' assembly Jury Voting Region Africa Asia Europe Americas Middle
Concurrent_majority
When everyone has equal political power or influence
oligarchy and autocracy. Alexander Guerrero argues that systems using sortition score better on political equality than electoral representative democracies
Political_egalitarianism
Conditions under which a candidate or political party is entitled to stand for election
Primary Partisan Nonpartisan Proportional Recall Retention Sham Snap Sortition Two-round system Unfair Terminology Anonymous elector Apportionment Audits
Nomination_rules
Pairwise-comparison electoral system
First-preference votes Liquid democracy Nomination rules Sham election Spoilt vote Sortition Unseating Wasted vote Comparison Comparison of electoral systems Electoral
Condorcet_method
National and federal elections held in 2024
Primary Partisan Nonpartisan Proportional Recall Retention Sham Snap Sortition Two-round system Unfair Terminology Anonymous elector Apportionment Audits
2024 national electoral calendar
2024_national_electoral_calendar
Change in an electoral system
Primary Partisan Nonpartisan Proportional Recall Retention Sham Snap Sortition Two-round system Unfair Terminology Anonymous elector Apportionment Audits
Electoral_reform
Anti-Islam Far-right Burning Pink 2020–2022 Roger Hallam Environmentalism, sortition Left-wing Leaders co-founded Just Stop Oil Burnley and Padiham Independent
List of political parties in the United Kingdom
List_of_political_parties_in_the_United_Kingdom
Ballot option to not vote for any candidate
Primary Partisan Nonpartisan Proportional Recall Retention Sham Snap Sortition Two-round system Unfair Terminology Anonymous elector Apportionment Audits
None_of_the_above_(India)
SORTITION
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Boy/Male
Tamil
Dhruval | தà¯à®°à¯à®µà®¾à®²
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
True Victory
Boy/Male
Welsh
Blessed truth.
Boy/Male
Indian
World conqueror, A moghul emperor, Akbars son
Girl/Female
Assamese, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
A Name in Buddhist Literature
Girl/Female
Arabic, British, Indonesian
Beautiful Tree
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, Christian, English, Greek, Irish
Rock; Piers; Stone
Boy/Male
Muslim
Good, Delectable
Boy/Male
American, British, Christian, English, French, German, Indian, Teutonic
Old; Aged and Wise Ruler; Old Wise Leader
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
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n.
Selection or appointment by lot.