Electoral Systems

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Electoral Systems
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Electoral systems

• The mechanism for determining winners and losers.
• Typically classified based on
• District Magnitude
• Ballot structure
• Electoral formula

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Lets vote!
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SMP

• DM1
• Ballot structurecategorical
• Electoral formulaplurality

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Majoritarian

• DM1
• Ballot structure either categorical or ordinal
• Electoral formula winner must get gt50.

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List Systems of Proportional Representation

• DMmultiple
• Ballot structure Usually party list
• Electoral formula varies
• Largest Remainder
• Highest Average

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Evaluations?