Voting Systems

A voting system or electoral system is a set of rules that determine how elections and referendums are conducted and how their results are determined

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Written by Michael Harvey (he/him) and Kuldip Gill

Voting Systems and Calculating Winners

Read about the various voting systems ElectionBuddy supports.

Written by Michael Harvey (he/him)
Updated over a week ago

Plurality Voting

Also known as First Past the Post

Written by Michael Harvey (he/him)
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Preferential Voting

Also known as Instant Runoff Voting or Ranked-Choice Voting

Written by Michael Harvey (he/him)
Updated over a week ago

Single Transferrable Voting (STV)

Also known as Preferential Voting with Multiple Vacancies

Written by Michael Harvey (he/him)
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Approval Voting

Winner receives the most approvals from voters

Written by Michael Harvey (he/him)
Updated over a week ago

Cumulative Voting

Also known as Split Voting, Dot Voting, or Multi-voting

Written by Kuldip Gill
Updated over a week ago

Nomination Voting

Also known as announcement or nomination period

Written by Michael Harvey (he/him)
Updated over a week ago

Scored Voting

Includes Rating Scale, Likert Scale and Dot voting

Written by Michael Harvey (he/him)
Updated over a week ago