Different voting systems allow each voter to cast a different number of votes - only one (single voting as in First-past-the-post voting, Single non-transferable...

where each voter casts just one vote in a multi-seat district is known as single non-transferable voting. Plurality voting is widely used throughout the...

Compulsory voting, also called universal civic duty voting or mandatory voting, is the requirement that registered voters participate in an election....

Electronic voting is voting that uses electronic means to either aid or take care of casting and counting ballots including voting time. Depending on...

and most nations use 18 as their voting age, but for other countries voting age ranges between 16 and 21. Voting age may therefore coincide with a country's...

Ranked voting is any voting system that uses voters' rankings of candidates to choose a single winner or multiple winners. More formally, a ranked system...

electronic voting machines. Traditionally, a voting machine has been defined by its mechanism, and whether the system tallies votes at each voting location...

Runoff voting can refer to: Sequential-loser methods based on plurality voting: Two-round system, a voting system where only the top two candidates from...

Preferential voting or preference voting (PV) may refer to different election systems or groups of election systems: Any electoral system which allows...

Approval voting is a single-winner rated voting system in which voters mark all the candidates they support, instead of just choosing one. It is a form...

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...

Instant-runoff voting (IRV) (US: ranked-choice voting or RCV, AU: preferential voting, UK: alternative vote), is a single-winner, multi-round elimination...

Score voting, sometimes called range voting, is an electoral system for single-seat elections. Voters give each candidate a numerical score, and the candidate...

where the voting system allows for the selection of multiple winners at once. Block voting falls under the multiple non-transferable vote category, a...

Instant-runoff voting (IRV), a specific ranked voting system with single-winner districts Single transferable vote (STV), a specific ranked voting system with...

single-shot, or plump voting is when a voter supports only a single candidate, typically to show strong support for a single favorite. Every voting method that...

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...

increased: 1852 – Women lost the right to vote, and the minimum voting age was specified as 20. 1864 – Voting was restricted on the basis of new qualifications—literacy...

transferable vote (STV) or proportional-ranked choice voting (P-RCV), is a multi-winner electoral system in which each voter casts a single vote in the form...

titles beginning with Vote Voter (disambiguation) Voting logic This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Vote. If an internal link...

Voting interest (or voting power) in business and accounting means the total number, or percent, of votes entitled to be cast on the issue at the time...

each of these groups votes en bloc in elections. Bloc voting in the United States is particularly cohesive among Orthodox Jews. Voting blocs can be defined...

Weighted voting refers to voting rules that grant some voters a greater influence than others (which contrasts with rules that assign every voter an equal...

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...

other psychological factors. Voting advice applications and avoidance of wasted votes through strategic voting can impact voting behavior. Citizens are not...

Plurality block voting is a type of block voting method for multi-winner elections. Each voter may cast as many votes as the number of seats to be filled...

voting, have been diverse, including cutting corporate revenues, removal of key executives, and reputational damage. The modern idea of dollar voting...

"receiving the most votes" and can therefore be confused with plurality. Plurality voting system Plurality-at-large voting Plurality opinion Voting system For...

numbers of votes cast in the election, up to the number of representatives to be elected. Cumulative voting can simplify strategic voting, by allowing...

Vote swapping, also called co-voting or vote pairing or vote trading, is an informal strategic agreement between two voters to "exchange" their votes...