Adjectiveelectoral (comparative more electoral, superlative most electoral) Derived termsSpanishAdjectiveelectoral m. and f. (plural electorales) From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. 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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Q. I know most states are winner take all for electoral votes for president, but some states allow the electoral votes to be split between candidates based on geography (congressional districts). This hasn't happened since I believe 1968. What states can split electoral votes among candidates? Asked by lager57 - Wed Sep 24 11:41:22 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Nebraska and Maine Answered by missy minnesota - Wed Sep 24 11:46:23 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "electoral" |
