electionDefinition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary Jump to: navigation, search Wikipedia has an article on: Election See also électionFrom 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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GNU Free Documentation License  grandonk.com admin Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:01:55 GM The American presidential . elections. attract a great deal of media attention in India compared to any other . election. in the world. This can be attributed to a couple of reasons. American democracy is second only to India, and the US has ... From Google Blog Search: "election"  veoh.com Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:36:48 PDT The news organizations claim that their election polls are scientific. This episode explains the science behind polls and surveys and why election ... veoh.com.  vidoemo.com Sun, 11 Oct 2009 06:49:20 PDT Us Election Weekly Podcast Episode 4 14 Sept 08 Upload, share, download and embed your videos. Watch premium and official videos free online ... vidoemo.com.  video.syfy.com Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:29:25 PDT As Nathan prepares for the election, Hiro and Ando prepare for their gravest mission yet. Chapter 1. Embed ... cable fantasy gaming imagine ... video.syfy.com. From Google Video Search: "election"  ebar.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:52:31 GMT+00:00 seen as good for gay marriage Bay Area Reporter Australian marriage equality advocates welcomed the August 21 federal election results, saying the nation is "a huge step closer" to allowing ... Equality Illinois pushes voter registration ChicagoPride.com  lasvegassun.com Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:21:01 GMT+00:00 Las Vegas Sun 2 election by members of the military and other Americans living overseas. The Defense Department granted Delaware, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, ... State election officials cleaning up voter information wqow tv news 18 A vote for an earlier primary Denver Post Wisconsin under fire on military ballots Milwaukee News Buzz Media Matters for America - The Spokesman Review (blog) - FOX6Now.com Milwaukee  latimesblogs.latimes.com Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:14:59 GMT+00:00 Los Angeles Times (blog) Eliot Spitzer who was forced to resign amid a sex scandal -- saw his political base quickly evaporate and was not seeking election . ... From Google News Search: "election"  readwriteweb.com 97px x 138px | 16.50kB [source page] The use of social networking and web based organizing tools in politics has been a major story over the past year in fact we named it as our 6th most important story of 2007 Tonight  foodcourtlunch.com 500px x 354px | 61.00kB [source page] 3 Comments It has quite recently come to my attention that there are those who don t believe in the commitment of the New York Correspondents here at Food Court Lunch Let s call them everyone Well 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 do you think about the polling of this election? It seems that the polls were quite accurate? Q. I have always wondered if polling in itself becomes a self fulfilling prophecy for any election. In other words if polling calls an election 52% to 46% like what actually happened in this election, does that mean that voters/turnout will shape themselves into that mold? Or do you believe polls are just very, very accurate? What do you think? Asked by Patrick M - Wed Nov 5 09:39:06 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. First of all, I wouldn't base my children's' college fund on a poll of any sort. However, I do feel the polls were much closer to the truth this year than in the past. I think you may be onto something with the "self-fulfilling prophecy" statement though. I think there are a lot of people who do watch the polls and may or may not hit the polls, thinking "Why should I? My one vote won't make any difference now." Answered by Kiraska - Wed Nov 5 09:52:43 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" ElectionFrom Wikiquote Jump to: navigation, searchAn election is the democratic process whereby votes are collected in order to select a governing party. Sourced
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