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'''electowiki''' is a website focused on [[electoral reform]] and describing alternative [[electoral system]]s.
[[File:Electowiki-rectangle.svg|thumb|200px|right|the electowiki logo since 2018]]
== About ==
Different [[Electoral system|electoral systems]] have different effects on the quality
=== Movements ===
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* [[Single-member district|Single-winner systems]], such as:
** [[Approval voting]]
** [[Condorcet method|Condorcet methods]]
** [[Instant-runoff voting|Instant runoff voting]]
** [[Score voting]]
** [[STAR voting]]
* [[Multi-member system]]s, which offer differing degrees of [[proportional representation]] while selecting multiple candidates.
* [[:Category:Voting system criteria|'''Criteria''']]
* '''[[Strategy
* [[Social utility efficiency|'''Welfare''']] – how well do different systems promote the public good?
To the best of our ability, the '''[[electowiki]]''' community collects the collective wisdom of scholars and enthusiasts
=== Categories ===
This wiki focuses on '''[[
Other categories:▼
▲'''[[Electoral system]]s''' are the main focus of this wiki. Articles in [[:Category:Electoral systems|the "Electoral systems" category]] describe specific methods for selecting between various choices, their implementation details and features.
*[[:Category:Advocacy|'''Advocacy''']]
*[[:Category:Elections|'''Elections''']]
▲Other categories
*[[Electoral system|'''Electoral systems''']] – different rules for selecting representatives.
▲*[[:Category:Advocacy|'''Advocacy''']] is for descriptions about real-world reform: organizations, legislation, lobbying, and arguments for choosing one reform over another.
*[[:Category:Forms of government|'''Forms of government''']]
▲*[[:Category:Elections|'''Elections''']] is for articles that analyze real or hypothetical elections under different methods, and examine their properties and outcomes.
*[[:Category:Voting mechanics|'''Voting mechanics''']] – real-world implementation details like paper ballots or electronic voting machines.
▲*[[:Category:Forms of government|'''Forms of government''']] is the level "above" election methods: Representative vs direct democracy, government structure, [[parliamentary government formation]], and even [[anarchy]].
*[[:Category:Voting
=== Regions ===
Below are the [[:Category:Regions|region categories on electowiki]]
* '''[[:Category:Oceania|Oceania]]'''
* '''[[:Category:Asia|Asia]]'''
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Not all pages on Electowiki are neatly categorized. It is still possible to find them in one of these places:
*'''[https://electowiki.org/wiki/Special:AllPages?from=&to=&namespace=0&hideredirects=1 Special:AllPages]'''
*'''[[:Category:Contents|Category:Contents]]'''
Of course, there's always [[Special:Search]] as well.
===About the project ===
'''electowiki''' is
electowiki is a [[wiki]], which means anybody can get involved, building free content.
Some facts about ''electowiki'':
*electowiki was launched in January 2005 as the official wiki for the 2003 "[[Electowiki:Electorama!|Electorama!]]" project.
*This wiki was created as a home for more detailed information about less-notable methods and articles that are still under development (for Wikipedia and elsewhere) .
*electowiki currently has {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles in the main collection, as well as many other policy pages, talk pages, and user pages.
*electowiki.org (hosted by [[meta:Miraheze|Miraheze]]) was started in 2018, with content copied over from the old [[Electorama wiki]] site in late 2018
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▲*Since wiki.electorama.com is more-or-less decommissioned, this wiki ([[electowiki]]) has more-or-less superseded the old [[Electorama wiki]].
To learn more about the history of this website, visit [[electowiki:About]]. To learn
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