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{{Wikipedia|Plurality-at-large voting}}
'''Bloc voting''' (or ''block voting'') (also called Plurality-at-large) refers to a class of [[
Common examples:
In [[first past the post]] bloc voting, each voter places ''n'' Xs on the ballot paper, where ''n'' is the number of candidates to be elected. The ''n'' candidates with the highest number of votes are elected.▼
* Bloc Approval Voting: Each voter chooses (no ranking) as many candidates as desired. Only one vote is allowed per candidate. Voters may not vote more than once for any one candidate. Add all the votes. Elect the candidates with the most votes until all positions are filled.
* Bloc Plurality Voting: Each voter chooses as many candidates as there are seats to be elected. Add all the votes. Elect the candidates with the most votes until all positions are filled.
* Bloc Score Voting: Each voter scores all the candidates on a scale with three or more units. Starting the scale at zero is preferable. Add all the votes. Elect the candidates with the highest scores until all positions are filled.
▲In Bloc [[first past the post | Plurality]] bloc voting, each voter places ''n'' Xs on the ballot paper, where ''n'' is the number of candidates to be elected. The ''n'' candidates with the highest number of votes are elected.
The bloc voting system has a number of features which can make it unrepresentative of the voters' intentions. It regularly produces complete landslide majorities for the group of candidates with the highest level of support, though this does tend to lead to greater agreement among those elected. Like first past the post methods, small cohesive groups of voters can overpower larger numbers of disorganised voters who do not engage in [[tactical voting]].
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