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'''electowiki''' is a website focused on [[electoral reform]] and describing alternative [[electoral system]]s. It uses [[MediaWiki]] (just like [[Wikipedia]]).

Different [[Electoral system|electoral systems]] have different effects on the quality and timbre of democratic elections. Many [[Advocacy | electoral activists]] wish to replace the "[[First Past the Post electoral system|choose-one"]] and [[Two-round system|two-round]] systems used in manymost jurisdictionsof the world's elections. Many[[Voting theorist | votingVoting 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).

** [[Approval voting]] – Aa simple "choose-many" variation ofon the "choose-one" systemssystem

** [[Condorcet method|Condorcet methods]] – systems whichbased ensureon thatmajority-rule the(whether pairwise winner ofmost voters' aggregate preference rankingsprefer winsA theor electionB)

** [[Instant-runoff voting|Instant runoff voting]] (or "IRV"),– one of many [[Ranked voting systems|ranking systems]] whichpromoted isunder frequentlythe promotedname asof "[[Ranked Choice Voting]]" (or "RCV")

** [[Score voting]] and– othera [[cardinalsimple votingsystem systems]]where you can grade each candidate

** [[STAR voting]] – a variationvariant onof score voting which treats each voter's preferences aswith a rankingmajority-rule inrunoff the final elimination round ofat the electionend

There is a vastlot literature on theof [[:Category:Voting theory|theory]] behind these systems, andincluding thiswork raises questionson:

* [[:Category:Voting system criteria|'''Criteria''']] – what criteriahow can youwe use to judgeknow whether a particular method worksbehaves wellthe way we want it to?

* '''[[Strategy|]]'''Strategies''']] – willhow do different systems encourage voters to use different voting strategiesbehavior?

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 wiki focuses on '''[[Electoralelectoral system]]s''' are(a.k.a. thesocial mainchoice focus of this wikifunctions). Articles in the [[:Category:Electoral systems|the "Electoralelectoral systems" category]] describe specific methods for selecting betweensystems varioustogether choices,with their implementation details and features.

Other categories:

*[[:Category:Elections|'''Elections''']] is– for articles that analyzeanalyzing real or hypothetical elections underusing different methods, and examine their properties and outcomes.

*[[:Category:Forms of government|'''Forms of government''']] is– the level "above" election methods: Representativerepresentative 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''']] deals with the– properties of voting methods and the criteria they can meet, or scenarios in which they fail,. The bulk of this etcwiki.

Below are the [[:Category:Regions|region categories on electowiki]], ordered (roughly) from east to west:

*'''[https://electowiki.org/wiki/Special:AllPages?from=&to=&namespace=0&hideredirects=1 Special:AllPages]''' – this is a tool to findfor all of the pages on this wiki. (including uncategorized pages)

*'''[[:Category:Contents|Category:Contents]]''' – this is a full hierarchical category tree. Most important pages haveare beenin added to asome category of some sort

'''electowiki''' is closely associated with the [[Election-methods mailing list|'''election-methods mailing list''']], but isall more broadlyelection fornerds communitiesare of election-mindedwelcome peoplehere.

*electowiki.org (hosted by [[meta:Miraheze|Miraheze]]) was started in 2018, with content copied over from the old [[Electorama wiki]] site in late 2018, and became a much more active [[wiki]].

To learn more about the history of this website, visit [[electowiki:About]]. To learn about more about reading (and editing!) this website, see [[Help:Contents]].

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