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Profile: Also known as preference profile, it is a [[ballot]] with a specific preference i.e. A>B>C indicates a voter prefers A over B and C, and prefers B over C. Can optionally be combined with a number beforehand, such as "34: A>B>C", which means "34 voters voted A>B>C". Because of the use of [[Fractional transfer|fractional surplus transfer]], sometimes a decimal number is used to indicate that only a fraction of a given set of ballots remains i.e. an A>B>C voter whose ballot has lost 50% of its weight is sometimes recorded as "0.5: A>B>C". |
Profile: Also known as preference profile, it is a [[ballot]] with a specific preference i.e. A>B>C indicates a voter prefers A over B and C, and prefers B over C. Can optionally be combined with a number beforehand, such as "34: A>B>C", which means "34 voters voted A>B>C". Because of the use of [[Fractional transfer|fractional surplus transfer]], sometimes a decimal number is used to indicate that only a fraction of a given set of ballots remains i.e. an A>B>C voter whose ballot has lost 50% of its weight is sometimes recorded as "0.5: A>B>C". |
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"Voting method" refers to the algorithm for combining ballot information to determine a winner. "Electoral system" is by country, and can include several voting methods for different offices as well as other related rules. "Voting system" is an ambiguous term — it can mean either of the preceding, or can refer to the physical hardware for casting and/or counting votes. |
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== List of Parliamentary Systems == |
== List of Parliamentary Systems == |
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