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[[Approval Methods]] are [[voting methods]] that require each voter to separate alternatives in a given election into two complimentary sets, A and -A. Whichever alternative occurs the most (or least) in A sets of voters wins the election.* Such voting methods are called approval methods because they are all very similar to the most famous example of this type of voting, namely [[approval voting]]. Other examples of approval methods include [[acceptability voting]], [[consensus voting]], [[disapproval voting]], [[happiness voting]], and [[utilitarian voting]].

'''Approval Methods''' are [[voting methods]] that require each voter to separate alternatives in a given election into two complimentary sets, A and -A. Whichever alternative occurs the most (or least) in A sets of voters wins the election.* Such voting methods are called approval methods because they are all very similar to the most famous example of this type of voting, namely [[approval voting]]. Other examples of approval methods include [[acceptability voting]], [[consensus voting]], [[disapproval voting]], [[happiness voting]], and [[utilitarian voting]].

The goals of different approval methods vary. For example, [[consensus voting]] seeks to elect the alternative that the greatest number of voters express the desire to form a consensus around. [[Happiness voting]] seeks to maximize the number of voters who are happy with the result of the election.