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*[[First-past-the-post election system|First-past-the-post]] (also called Plurality or Relative Majority or Winner-Take-All) - vote for at most one candidate. Most votes wins, even if this is less than a majority. |
*[[First-past-the-post election system|First-past-the-post]] (also called Plurality or Relative Majority or Winner-Take-All) - vote for at most one candidate. Most votes wins, even if this is less than a majority. |
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*Runoff systems |
*Runoff systems |
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**[[Runoff voting]] - Two Round System - if no majority, hold a new election with only the top two candidates. This system is used for most single-winner elections in |
**[[Runoff voting]] - Two Round System - if no majority, hold a new election with only the top two candidates. This system is used for most single-winner elections in France. |
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**Elimination runoff - if no majority, hold a new election with the weakest candidate eliminated. Repeat until there is a majoirty. |
**Elimination runoff - if no majority, hold a new election with the weakest candidate eliminated. Repeat until there is a majoirty. |
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**Exhaustive runoff - no eliminations, repeat balloting until there is a majority. Common in committees. |
**Exhaustive runoff - no eliminations, repeat balloting until there is a majority. Common in committees. |