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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", 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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From Wikiquote under the GNU Free Documentation License.  news.google.com Oneindia London, Mar.16 (ANI): The leader of Britain's Conservative Party, David Cameron, is heading for a massive election victory. The Daily Star quoted an opinion ... Conservatives to outline spending cuts before election The Guardian UK Conservatives on course for majority - poll China Daily Conservatives back on course for election victory UK Express The Press Association - Business Spectator - Daily Mail all 191 news articles » news.google.com Voice of America A South Sudan-based media rights watchdog says journalists there are facing increasing intimidation and harassment before landmark national elections ... news.google.com Inside Tucson Business Paul Loomis, who has been mayor of Oro Valley since 1998, and councilman Kenneth KC Carter both lost their bids for re- election last week. ... From Google News Search: "election"  timesonline.co.uk 435px x 585px | 43.90kB [source page] European elections at a church in Amsterdam Netherlands About 375 million voters across the 27 nation European Union are voting in the second largest election in the world after India s The Liberal Democrats leader Nick Clegg casts his vote in the European election at a polling station in Putney southwest London From Yahoo Image Search: "election" What happens if I win an election for president of a society, but my Nomination form is not valid? Q. Hi. What if the candidate needs to have 10 members of the society to sign a nomination form in order to run for an executive position, but after the elections are over, I win, but later someone complains that my nomination form is invalid because i forged some signatures? (like 2 out of the 10). I Is it too late because the voting is done, and the issue should have been brought up before election day, or can the court revoke my president position? Asked by Dave - Fri Dec 12 01:46:19 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. The court would never get involved, because no laws would have been broken,and nobody can claim a financial loss. How it's handled would depend on the rules and structure of the society. Probably the society would have some sort of election committee that precided over the election process. My guess is that they would make a ruling. My own judgment about what would be fair: If the forgeries were deliberate, I'd say that disqualies you, and may lead to other sanctions as well. If it was accidental, I think that the election committee is to blame for not catching the error sooner. Assuming you can get 10 valid signatures *after* the fact (which should be no trouble), I'd say the election results should stand. Answered by yutsnark - Fri Dec 12 01:57:25 2008 What would happen if the general election in November is tied in votes for the delegates? Q. Just curious what would happen if the election is tied in electoral college? What does the constitution say about this? Asked by catfox41 - Sat Aug 30 20:59:31 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments A. One candidate has to hit 270 electoral votes. If that doesn't happen, the election is thrown to the House of Representatives. The supreme court only gets involved if there is a legal dispute over the vote count or some other such thing. Answered by venheth - Sun Aug 31 20:46:03 2008 How important do you consider this election?
Q. I'm not asking who you're voting for. I'm not asking that at all, so please avoid any conversation of the sort. My question is this: Compared to other elections in US history, how important do you consider the 2008 elections? Do you think that the outcome of this election, whatever it may be, will without a doubt change the United States? Asked by Bran the Man - Thu Aug 28 04:20:16 2008 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments A. The current administration has spent the last seven years systematically destroying the normal functioning of government, destroying the ability of the executive agencies to do their respective jobs, destroying the legislative process, and ruining the system of checks and balances. The new president has a choice: seize the massive amounts of power the Bush administration has wrongly accumulated in the office of the president, or return our government to balance? In this respect, this is the most important election in modern history. We desperately need a return to accountability, a return to real debate in the Congress, and a return to non-political nomination of federal judges. Answered by Adam B - Thu Aug 28 04:35:50 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "election" |
