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An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. This is the usual mechanism by which modern democracy fills offices in the legislature, and sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and in regional and local government. This is also typically the case in a wide range of other private and business organizations, from clubs to voluntary associations and corporations.
The universal acceptance of elections as a tool for selecting representatives in modern democracies is in sharp contrast with the practice in the democratic archetype, ancient Athens, where elections were considered an oligarchic institution and where most political offices were filled using sortition.
Electoral reform describes the process of introducing fair and democratic 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).
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Not really excited abt UK elections;âBlue Labourâ Tories seem 2 be going in the same wrong/usedup/failed direction as the original a$$holes.
Captain_Marlow (Captain_Marlow) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:11:31 -0000
Not really excited abt UK elections;‘Blue Labour’ Tories seem 2 be going in the same wrong/usedup/failed direction as the original a$$holes.
Only 1,111 days until Jan 20, 2013! And Wednesday marks 300 days till the 2010 elections. #fb
sobercatholic (paulcoholic) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:09:34 -0000
Only 1,111 days until Jan 20, 2013! And Wednesday marks 300 days till the 2010 elections. #fb
RT @tribdata Just launched a new data app listing the candidates in the 2010 TX elections. Check it out: http://bit.ly/4sKhAS
texmed (Texas Medical Assoc.) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:08:25 -0000
RT @tribdata Just launched a new data app listing the candidates in the 2010 TX elections. Check it out: http://bit.ly/4sKhAS
@lyndens When are the elections redone?
MissEllenReed (Ellen Reed) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:07:00 -0000
@lyndens When are the elections redone?
RT @kansaspider: @PRMurphyWA Wonder why Dems are so confident about the elections: http://tinyurl.com/yl3sqgr
HolClayton (Holly Clayton) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:06:08 -0000
RT @kansaspider: @PRMurphyWA Wonder why Dems are so confident about the elections: http://tinyurl.com/yl3sqgr
@shandro one thing we've learned in the past is that party affiliation has no bearing on #yyccc elections. Do you see a change?
nenshi (Naheed Nenshi) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:05:56 -0000
@shandro one thing we've learned in the past is that party affiliation has no bearing on #yyccc elections. Do you see a change?
Australian Electoral Commission - The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is responsible for providing the Australian people with an independent electoral service which meets their needs and encourages them to understand and participate in the electoral process.
Elections Australia Pty Ltd - Elections and ballots conducted independently and professionally for all types of organisations, large or small.
Metro-Poll Elections - NSW based election manager specialising in not for profit organisations.
Meta Description: [ Australian Election company specialising in ballots for not for profit organisations including licenced clubs and credit unions ]
PR Society of Australia - A society which promotes the Hare Clark Quota Preferential method of Proportional Representation (also known as Single Transferable Vote or STV).
Meta Description: [ Homepage of the Proportional
Representation Society of Australia ]
The Electoral Council of Australia - ECA is a consultative council of Electoral Commissioners and Chief Electoral Officers from the electoral authorities of the Commonwealth, States and Territories of Australia.
UpperHouse.info - Australian Elections, Voting, Politics, Election Analysis Tools and More - Psephological site devoted to providing tools, analysis and opinion related to Federal and State elections.
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