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Invalid ballot that is not counted
In voting, a ballot is not included in the vote count if a law declares or an election authority determines that it is spoilt (chiefly British), spoiled
Spoilt_vote
Refusal to vote during an election
vote may be considered a spoilt vote, depending on each legislation, while an abstaining voter has not voted. Both forms (abstention and blank vote)
Abstention
Illegal campaign method
Vote buying, also referred to as voter bribery, electoral clientelism and patronage politics, occurs when a political party or candidate distributes money
Vote_buying
Federal Bundestag election regulation
without markings on it is considered a spoilt vote (separated into first and second vote). Furthermore, votes are spoilt if the voter's intention cannot be
Electoral_system_of_Germany
Plurality voting system
single-winner voting rule. Each voter marks one candidate as their favorite, or first-preference, and the candidate with more first-preference votes than any
First-past-the-post_voting
Election of Nicolas Sarkozy
considered a spoilt vote, counted as equivalent to abstention. A very small party, the Parti Blanc (White Party, for "white vote", i.e. blank vote) called
2007 French presidential election
2007_French_presidential_election
Form of electoral fraud
Family voting is a form of electoral fraud, where family members enter a voting booth together and collude, discuss, or direct voting intentions. Family
Family_voting
Method to make collective decisions
Voting is the process of making collective decisions by means of submitting and then adding up individual choices. The choice voted upon is often an election
Voting
Practice of requiring all eligible citizens to register and vote in elections
Compulsory voting, also called universal civic duty voting or mandatory voting, is the requirement that registered voters participate in an election.
Compulsory_voting
Voting systems that use ranked ballots
Ranked voting is any voting system that uses voters' rankings of candidates to choose a single winner or multiple winners. More formally, a ranked vote system
Ranked_voting
Vote cast in an election as a form of political protest
stations on the last day of voting around midday to advocate for spoilt ballots such as writing Navalny's name or to cast votes for New People candidate
Protest_vote
Document used to cast votes in an election
ballot is a device used to cast votes in an election and may be found as a piece of paper or a small ball used in voting. It was originally a small ball
Ballot
Single-winner ranked-choice electoral system
some jurisdictions considered spoilt or invalid, even if there are only two candidates standing. The full-preferential voting method can become burdensome
Instant-runoff_voting
Voting, election, ballot papers, distributed to electors or returned by post, mail
Postal voting is voting in an election where ballot papers are distributed to electors (and typically returned) by post, in contrast to electors voting in
Postal_voting
Type of voting by election mechanism
Electronic voting is voting that uses electronic means to either aid or handle casting and counting ballots including voting time. Depending on the particular
Electronic_voting
Process by which electors can vote prior to the scheduled election day
Early voting, also called advance polling or pre-poll voting, is a convenience voting process by which voters in a public election can vote before a scheduled
Early_voting
held during March. Electoral campaigns ran from May 1 to May 31, while voting took place on June 7. All 25 seats in the local Congress were up for election
2026_Coahuila_state_election
Electoral or law making voting system
Weighted voting are voting rules that grant some voters a greater influence than others (which contrasts with rules that assign every voter an equal vote). Such
Weighted_voting
Voting, election, ballot papers, voted other than at an assigned polling place, mail
is a vote cast by someone who is unable to attend the official polling station to which the voter is normally allocated. Methods include voting at a different
Absentee_ballot
Process of counting votes in an election
Vote counting is the process of counting votes in an election. It can be done manually or by machines. In the United States, the compilation of election
Vote_counting
found significant errors in ballot design produced more than 150,000 spoilt votes. The BBC reported that 86,000 constituency ballots and 56,000 list ballots
Electronic_voting_by_country
Political term
does not appear on the ballot but seeks election by asking voters to cast a vote for the candidate by physically writing in the person's name on the ballot
Write-in_candidate
Voting practice supporting one party
dictionary. In political science, straight-ticket voting or straight-party voting refers to the practice of voting for every candidate that a political party
Straight-ticket_voting
Method by which voters make a choice between options
govern all aspects of the voting process: when elections occur, who is allowed to vote, who can stand as a candidate, how many votes are cast by each voter
Electoral_system
Form of voting that allows delegation
Proxy voting is a form of voting whereby a member of a decision-making body may delegate their voting power to a representative, to enable a vote in absence
Proxy_voting
Voting for candidates of different parties
Split-ticket voting or ticket splitting is when a voter in an election votes for candidates from different political parties when multiple offices are
Split-ticket_voting
Choosing a candidate other than preferred to undercut a less desired one
Strategic or tactical voting is voting in consideration of possible ballots cast by other voters in order to maximize one's satisfaction with the election's
Strategic_voting
Non-proportional electoral system
non-transferable vote, and block plurality voting, is a type of block voting method for multi-winner elections. Each voter may cast as many votes as the number
Plurality_block_voting
Method of vote rigging
Carousel voting (in Russian карусель (karusel, "carousel")) is a method of vote rigging in elections, used particularly in Russia and Serbia, whereby "busloads
Carousel_voting
Politics and government
Lesser-evil voting (LEV) refers to a kind of strategic voting where a voter supports a less-preferred candidate in an election (the "lesser evil") rather
Lesser-evil_voting
Voting system
rounds of choose-one voting, where the voter marks a single favorite candidate in each round. The two candidates with the most votes in the first round
Two-round_system
Anonymous voting method
The secret ballot, also known as the Australian ballot, is a voting method in which a voter's identity in an election or a referendum is anonymous. This
Secret_ballot
Multi-winner, semi-proportional electoral system
non-transferable vote (SNTV) is a multi-winner electoral system in which each voter casts a single vote. Like first-past-the-post voting, SNTV uses basic
Single_non-transferable_vote
Spanish parliament elected in 2023
of the Presidency of the Congress of Deputies and of the Board, a first vote is carried out, secret and in a ballot box, with the candidates who run for
15th_Cortes_Generales
Vote share required for representation
The electoral threshold, or election threshold, is the minimum share of votes that a candidate or political party requires before they become entitled
Electoral_threshold
Marker to prevent double voting
finger) during elections in order to prevent electoral fraud such as double voting. It is used in countries where voter identity documents have not been standardised
Election_ink
Polling place serving multiple precincts
In the United States of America, a vote center, sometimes known as a super precinct, is a polling place that combines multiple precincts allowing voters
Vote_center
Subdivision of an electoral district
A precinct or voting district (U.S. terms), polling district (UK term) or polling division (Canadian term), is a subdivision of an electoral district,
Electoral_precinct
Ballot option to not vote for any candidate
"scratch" vote, is a ballot option in some jurisdictions or organizations, designed to allow the voter to indicate disapproval of the candidates in a voting system
None_of_the_above
Spoiled vote in an election
overvote occurs when one votes for more than the maximum number of selections allowed in a contest. The result is a spoiled vote which is not included in
Overvote
United States federal law
under the Elections Clause of the United States Constitution and advances voting rights in the United States by requiring state governments to offer simplified
National Voter Registration Act of 1993
National_Voter_Registration_Act_of_1993
Single-winner electoral system
Approval voting is a single-winner rated voting system where voters approve of any number of candidates named on a ballot, and the candidate with the most
Approval_voting
Laws requiring proof of identity to vote
law is a law that requires a person to show some form of identification to vote. In some jurisdictions requiring photo IDs, voters who do not have photo
Voter_identification_laws
moral and political issue throughout United States history. Eligibility to vote in the United States is governed by the United States Constitution and by
Voting rights in the United States
Voting_rights_in_the_United_States
Single-winner ranked-voting electoral system
time. The contingent vote election system also is similar to other ranked-vote systems. Unlike the contingent vote, other ranked-vote systems – such as single
Contingent_vote
Cause of lower voter participation
of voting can also be confusing or challenging. In the U.S., the Cost of Voting Index estimates how difficult it is to vote (and register to vote) in
Voter_fatigue
Votes that do not impact an election
needed] Approval voting Electoral competition Electoral fusion Spoilt vote No taxation without representation One man, one vote Vote splitting Voter suppression
Wasted_vote
Indifference towards politics
turnout among eligible voters in jurisdictions where voting is optional, and the donkey vote where voting is compulsory. This phenomenon occurs to some extent
Political_apathy
Requirement, and process, of a person's enrollment in order to vote in elections
eligible to vote must register (or enroll) on an electoral roll, which is usually a prerequisite for being entitled or permitted to vote. The rules governing
Voter_registration
Mixed electoral system
In political science, parallel voting or superposition refers to the use of two or more electoral systems to elect different members of a legislature.
Parallel_voting
January 2016 was 111,724,534. The vote had a record low turnout of 47.88%, with just 28% of Muscovites casting their votes before 6 pm. Although the elections
2016 Russian legislative election
2016_Russian_legislative_election
Representative subdivisions
only voters (constituents) who reside within the district are permitted to vote in an election held there. The district representative or representatives
Electoral_district
Voting method in which voters vote openly
An open ballot system is a voting method in which voters vote openly, in contrast to a secret ballot, where a voter's choices are confidential. The open
Open_ballot_system
Tendency for a popular candidate to attract votes for other candidates of the same party
effect is the tendency for a popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party in an election. For example, in the
Coattail_effect
Mexican state election
20 Valid votes 69333 (96.79%) Blank vote/Spoilt vote/Protest vote/Write-in candidate 2303 (3.21%) Turnout 55.06 % Abstention 44.94% Total votes 71636 PREP-Electoral
2024_Coahuila_elections
votes compared to incumbent Andrew Snowden's 101,281, with a 26.22% turnout. Neil Darby, the Liberal Democrat candidate came third with 51,252 votes.
Lancashire Police and Crime Commissioner
Lancashire_Police_and_Crime_Commissioner
Paradox of the expected benefit of voting
The paradox of voting, also called Downs' paradox, is that for a rational and egoistic voter (Homo economicus), the costs of voting will normally exceed
Paradox_of_voting
register to vote, receive a ballot for an election, or to actually vote in elections in the United States. At the federal level, the Help America Vote Act of
Voter identification laws in the United States
Voter_identification_laws_in_the_United_States
Mixed electoral system with compensation
The alternative vote plus (AV+), or alternative vote top-up, is a semi-proportional voting system. AV+ was devised by the 1998 Jenkins Commission which
Alternative_vote_plus
Preference lists submitted by political parties
A group voting ticket (GVT) is a shortcut for voters in a preferential voting system, where a voter can indicate support for a list of candidates instead
Group_voting_ticket
Individual voter's first choice
systems such as first preference plurality, ranked-choice voting (RCV), and the single transferable vote, first preferences for a candidate are considered most
First-preference_vote
Voting system
End-to-end auditable or end-to-end voter verifiable (E2E) systems are voting systems with stringent integrity properties and strong tamper resistance.
End-to-end_auditable_voting
When two people commit to voting in a mutually agreed way
Vote swapping, also called co-voting or vote pairing or vote trading, is an informal strategic agreement between two voters to "exchange" their votes
Vote_swapping
List of persons who are eligible to vote in a particular electoral district
other description) is a compilation that lists citizens who are entitled to vote for particular elections in a particular jurisdiction. The list is usually
Electoral_roll
Multi-winner electoral system
The single transferable vote (STV) or proportional-ranked choice voting (P-RCV), also known as PR-STV and "proportional representation by means of the
Single_transferable_vote
State election in Sabah, Malaysia
of the 2013 Malaysian state elections by constituency All the figures of votes and seats are a combined result of all the component parties in BN. As PR
2013_Sabah_state_election
Wasted vote under instant-runoff voting
In ranked-choice voting, by method of single transferable or instant-runoff voting, ballot exhaustion occurs when a voter's ballot can no longer be counted
Ballot_exhaustion
Multiple-winner electoral system
Limited voting (also known as partial block voting) is a voting system in which electors have fewer votes than there are positions available. The positions
Limited_voting
Partially compensatory electoral system
The vote linkage or (multi-tier) vote transfer system is type of compensatory mixed electoral system, where votes may be transferred across multiple tiers
Vote_linkage
Selection of decision-makers by random sample
Doge of Venice was determined through a complex process of nomination, voting and sortition. Lot was used in the Venetian system only in order to select
Sortition
Explicit option to not cast a vote
ballot to be refused on the grounds that no party satisfies the elector's vote. Declined ballots are only legislated in the provinces of Ontario, Manitoba
Refused_ballot
Place where voters cast their ballots in elections
station is the specific room (or part of a room) where voters cast their votes. A polling place can contain one or more polling stations. In Australian
Polling_station
Grouping of candidates for election
Zealand Parliament. Voters cast two votes: one for an electorate candidate and one for the party at large. The "party vote" determines the overall distribution
Electoral_list
Single-winner rated voting system
Score voting, sometimes called range voting, is an electoral system for single-seat elections. Voters give each candidate a numerical score, and the candidate
Score_voting
Single-winner electoral system
involving fractions of a vote, and a practical method involving whole numbers (which has the side effect of diminishing the voting power of voters who plump
Nanson's_method
ability to abstain at the polls by voting informally if they so choose, due to the secrecy of the ballot. A spoilt vote does not count towards any political
Electoral_system_of_Australia
Protest against Vladimir Putin in the 2024 Russian presidential election
not support Vladimir Putin came en masse to polling stations at noon and vote against Putin or spoil the ballot. The protest has been described by the
Noon_Against_Putin
Multiple-winner electoral system
Cumulative voting (sometimes called the single divisible vote) is an election system where a voter casts multiple votes but can lump votes on a specific
Cumulative_voting
Mass abstention by a group of voters during an election
boycotting of an election by a group of voters, each of whom abstains from voting. Boycotting may be used as a form of political protest where voters feel
Election_boycott
Type of cast ballot in ranked voting
voting, a donkey vote is a cast ballot where the voter ranks the candidates based on the order they appear on the ballot itself. The voter that votes
Donkey_vote
Point-based ranked voting system
The Borda method or order of merit is a positional voting rule that gives a candidate a number of points equal to the number of candidates ranked below
Borda_count
Proportional-representation voting system
number of seats) for each party, by dividing their vote totals by an electoral quota (a fixed number of votes needed to win a seat, as a unit). Then leftover
Largest_remainder_method
Voting that does not occur on the day of the election at the voting precinct
Convenience voting is any form of voting that does not occur on the day of the election at the voting precinct. This may involve changing the timing of voting so
Convenience_voting
Electoral list strategy
that candidate to receive votes on multiple party lines in the same election. Electoral fusion is also known as fusion voting, cross endorsement, multiple
Electoral fusion in the United States
Electoral_fusion_in_the_United_States
Former local municipality in Eastern Cape, South Africa
proportional representation. Four councillors were elected by first-past-the-post voting in four wards, while the remaining three were chosen from party lists so
Inkwanca_Local_Municipality
Method for allocating seats in parliaments
approximately in proportion to the number of votes received. For example, if a party wins one-third of the votes then it should gain about one-third of the
D'Hondt_method
Collecting absentee or mail-in ballots
"ballot harvesting" and the early voting it enables as rife with fraud and cheating, encouraging their voters to vote only at polling places on election
Ballot_collecting
Aggregate of individual attitudes or beliefs held by the adult population
opinion, or popular opinion, is the collective opinion on a specific topic or voting intention relevant to society. It is the people's views on matters affecting
Public_opinion
20 Valid votes 58288 (97.84%) Blank vote/Spoilt vote/Protest vote/Write-in candidate 1281 (2.14%) Turnout 51.18 % Abstention 48.82% Total votes 59569 PREP-Electoral
2021_Coahuila_elections
require a certification of voting machines. In the United States there is only a voluntary federal certification for voting machines and each state has
Certification of voting machines
Certification_of_voting_machines
Type of mixed electoral system
constituency, and one for a list of a political party. Some countries use single vote variants of MMP. Seats in the legislature are filled first by the successful
Mixed-member proportional representation
Mixed-member_proportional_representation
Lying about which of two candidates is preferred
political science, social choice, and game theory, insincere voting is the practice of casting a vote that provides more support to a worse outcome than a better
Insincere_voting
Single election choice which fills more than one political office or seat
together on a single ballot question — as a vote for a given party-list in the Parliamentary election counts as a vote for the party's corresponding presidential
Ticket_(election)
Single-winner electoral system
(/ˈʃʊltsə/), also known as the beatpath method, is a single winner ranked-choice voting rule developed by Markus Schulze. The Schulze method is a Condorcet completion
Schulze_method
Ballot with too few choices selected
votes. These are used in academic studies to assess the accuracy and reliability of voting systems in capturing voter intent. "2005 Voluntary Voting System
Voter_rolloff
state. Up to four supplemental seats sometimes added to ensure majority-vote party has seat majority. Up to 12 supplemental seats sometimes added to ensure
List of electoral systems by country
List_of_electoral_systems_by_country
Type of electoral system
systems that use ranked votes, vote tallies change and are compared at various times during the vote count process. Where votes are transferred, the system
Plurality_voting
Relationship between social class and voting behavior
Class voting is the relationship between social class and voting behavior. The concept is central in political sociology, as political parties are seen
Class_voting
US political parties other than the two major parties
with plurality voting in single-member districts. In this case, votes for minor parties can potentially be regarded as splitting votes away from the most
Third_party_(U.S._politics)
Ballot cast requiring further verification of voter's eligibility
record a vote when there are questions about a given voter's eligibility that must be resolved before the vote can count. The federal Help America Vote Act
Provisional_ballot
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