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'''electowiki''' is a website focused on [[electoral reform]] and describing alternative [[electoral system]]s. It uses [[MediaWiki]] (just like [[Wikipedia]]).
Welcome to Electowiki! {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles and counting.
 
[[File:Electowiki-rectangle.svg|thumb|200px|right|the electowiki logo since 2018]]
This wiki is closely associated with the [[Election-methods mailing list]], but is more broadly for communities of election-minded people.
 
=== About the project ===▼
To learn more, visit [[Electowiki:About]].
{{Main|About}}
=== Election Methods ===
Different [[Electoral system|electoral systems]] have different effects on the quality of democratic elections. Many [[Advocacy |electoral activists]] wish to replace the antiquated "[[First Past the Post electoral system|choose-one]]" systems (often referred to as "[[First Past the Post electoral system|first past the post]]") which are used in most of the world's elections with better systems. Many [[Voting theorist |voting theorists]] have researched the topic and support the activists' call for a change. The editors of this wiki support a change too (see "[[electowiki:EPOV]]" to learn more).
 
=== Movements ===
There has been an increasing awareness in many parts of the world of the effect that different [[Voting system|election methods]] (voting systems, voting methods, etc; this site uses these words interchangeably) have on the quality and timbre of elections and democracy. For example, there are movements for [[proportional representation]], [[Government formation]], [[Approval voting]], [[Score voting]], [[instant-runoff voting]], and [[Condorcet method|Condorcet methods]]. This site gives you a guide to what these things are, on pages categorized as follows:
There are activism movements for the following:
 
* [[Single-member district|Single-winner systems]], such as:
*[[:Category:Advocacy|'''Advocacy''']] is for descriptions about real-world reform: organizations, legislation, lobbying, and arguments for choosing one reform over another.▼
** [[Approval voting]] – a "choose-many" variation on the choose-one system
*'''Elections''' is for articles that analyze real or hypothetical elections and examine their properties and outcomes.
** [[Condorcet method|Condorcet methods]] – systems which favor candidates who defeat all other candidates in pairwise comparisons
*'''Forms of government''' is the level "above" election methods: Representative vs direct democracy, government structure, etc.
** [[Instant-runoff voting|Instant runoff voting]] – one of many [[Ranked voting systems|ranking systems]] promoted under the name of "[[Ranked Choice Voting]]" (or "RCV")
*'''Voting mechanics''' deals with real-world implementation details, such as paper ballots and electronic voting machines.▼
** [[Score voting]] – a system where voters can rate each candidate on a numerical scale
*'''Voting methods''', the main focus of this wiki, describes specific methods for selecting between various choices, their implementation details and features.
** [[STAR voting]] – a variant of score with a majority-rule runoff at the end
*'''Voting theory''' deals with the properties of voting methods and the criteria they can meet, scenarios in which they fail, etc.
* [[Multi-member system]]s, which offer differing degrees of [[proportional representation]] while selecting multiple candidates.
 
The field of [[:Category:Voting theory|voting theory]] has had extensive research over the past centuries, including work on:
But it also goes one step further: There is a vast literature on the [[:Category:Voting theory|theory]] behind these systems: What [[:Category:Voting system criteria|criteria]] can you use to judge whether a particular method works well? What [[tactical voting|strategies]] will different systems encourage voters to use? We record the collective wisdom of scholars and enthusiasts, and, by working together, hope to create a canonical reference for all to use.
 
* [[:Category:Voting system criteria|'''Criteria''']] – how can we know whether a method behaves the way we want it to?
▲=== About the project ===
* '''[[Strategy]]''' – how do different systems encourage different behavior?
* [[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 and works together to create a comprehensive reference for all to use.
This is a wiki! That means, anybody can get involved, building free content. We offer a license for anybody to copy and modify our works. To learn more about us or how to edit, see the [[Project:Community Portal|Community Portal]] and [[Project:FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]]. This project began in January 2005, with an article started on Wikipedia, but has since expanded to include more detailed information about election methods which are still under development and may not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines.▼
 
=== Categories ===
electowiki.org (hosted by [https://meta.miraheze.org/wiki/Miraheze Miraheze]) became the new home for Electowiki in late 2018. The original home (at [https://wiki.electorama.com/wiki/Main_Page wiki.electorama.com]) has a more accurate view of page edit histories of prior to September 2018 (with proper links to authors), and as of this writing in November 2019, still shows up in search engines for many searches. As wiki.electorama.com is decommissioned, this wiki is expected to supersede the old version.
{{Main|Categories}}
This wiki focuses on '''[[electoral system]]s''' (a.k.a. social choice functions). Articles in the [[:Category:Electoral systems|electoral systems category]] describe specific systems together with their implementation details and features.
 
Other categories:
'''See [https://electowiki.org/wiki/Special:AllPages?from=&to=&namespace=0&hideredirects=1 the list of all pages on Electowiki] or the [[:Category:Contents|hierarchical category tree]].'''▼
▲*[[:Category:Advocacy|'''Advocacy''']] is for descriptions about– real-world reform:reforms. organizationsOrganizations, legislation, lobbying, and argumentssupport for choosing onevoting reform over another.
*[[:Category:Elections|'''Elections''']] – analyzing real or hypothetical elections using different methods.
*[[Electoral system|'''Electoral systems''']] – different rules for selecting representatives.
*[[:Category:Forms of government|'''Forms of government''']] – representative vs direct democracy, government structure, [[parliamentary government formation]], and even [[anarchy]].
▲*[[:Category:Voting mechanics|'''Voting mechanics''']] deals with– real-world implementation details, such aslike paper ballots andor electronic voting machines.
*[[:Category:Voting theory|'''Voting theory''']] – criteria and properties of voting methods.
 
=== Regions ===
Below are the [[:Category:Regions|region categories on electowiki]] ordered (roughly) from east to west:
* '''[[:Category:Oceania|Oceania]]'''
* '''[[:Category:Asia|Asia]]'''
* '''[[:Category:Africa|Africa]]'''
* '''[[:Category:Europe|Europe]]'''
* '''[[:Category:North America|North America]]'''
* '''[[:Category:South America|South America]]'''
 
===Other pages ===
Not all pages on Electowiki are neatly categorized. It is still possible to find them in one of these places:
 
▲*'''See [https://electowiki.org/wiki/Special:AllPages?from=&to=&namespace=0&hideredirects=1 theSpecial:AllPages]''' list– offor all pages on Electowiki]this orwiki the(including [[:Category:Contents|hierarchicaluncategorized category tree]].'''pages)
*'''[[:Category:Contents|Category:Contents]]''' – a full hierarchical category tree. Most important pages are in some category
 
Of course, there's always [[Special:Search]] as well.
===About the project ===
'''electowiki''' is associated with the [[Election-methods mailing list|'''election-methods mailing list''']], but all election nerds are welcome here.
 
▲Thiselectowiki is a [[wiki!]], Thatwhich means, anybody can get involved, building free content. We offer a license for anybody to copy and modify ourthe work hosted workshere. To learn more about us or how to edit, see the [[Project:Community Portal|Community Portal]] and [[Project:FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions]]. This project began in January 2005, with an article started on Wikipedia, but has since expanded to include more detailed information about election methods which are still under development and may not meet Wikipedia's notability guidelines.
 
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.
*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 more about reading (and editing!) this website, see [[Help:Contents]].
 
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