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'''Range voting''', or '''average voting''', or '''cardinal ratings''' is a [[voting system]] used for single or multiple-seat ~~[[election]]s~~. It is also used on the web - for rating movies ([[Internet Movie Database]]), comments ([[Kuro5hin]]), and many other things.

'''Range voting''', or '''average voting''', or '''cardinal ratings''' is a [[voting system]] used for single or multiple-seat elections. It is also used on the web - for rating movies (Internet Movie Database), comments (Kuro5hin), and many other things.

== Voting ==

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candidate's election to them in the form of a number. In "pure" range

voting, each voter may give any candidate any [[real number]], but as the

potential for [[tactical voting]] is huge, most systems use ~~some~~

potential for [[tactical voting]] is huge, most systems use upper and lower bounds. For example, each voter might give a real number between -1

bounds. For example, each voter might give a real number between -1

and 1, or an [[integer]] between 1 and 10.

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Range voting assumes that voters are actually expressing their personal feelings rather than doing everything they can to cause their most favored outcomes.

==See also==

*[[List of democracy and elections-related topics]]

*[[Consensus decision-making]]

*[[Decision making]]

*[[Democracy]]

*[[Hot or Not]] – a real world example

*[[Majoritarianism]] (Majority rule)

*[[Minoritarianism]]

[[Category:Voting systems]]