electoral system
method by which voters make a choice between options
disapproval voting
any electoral system that allows many voters to express formal disapproval simultaneously, in a system where they all share some power
Smith set
set of candidates in a voting system
proportional representation
voting system that makes outcomes proportional to vote totals
two-round system
voting system used to elect a single winner where a second round of voting is used if no candidate wins an absolute majority in the first round
Binomial System
Semi-proportional electoral system
majority judgment
single-winner cardinal voting system
at-large
system in which someone is elected by the entire governed geographical entity rather than a specific district
sequential proportional approval voting
electoral system that extends the concept of approval voting to a multiple winner election, proposed by Thorvald N. Thiele in the early 1900s
party-list system
Type of electoral system