Electoral system: Difference between revisions

An '''electoral system''' or(also referred to as a '''voting systems''' or '''election method''') is a methodsystem for groups of people to select one or more options from many, taking into account the individual preferences of the group members, or more generally to find society's preference among all the candidates (1st place, 2nd place, etc.). Voting is often seen as the defining feature of democracy, and is best known for its use in public elections — but it can also be used to award prizes, to select between different plans of action, or as a means for computer programs to evaluate which solution is best for a complex problem.

A key property of votingelectoral systems is that, because they are algorithms, they must be formally defined. Consensus, forFor example, which[[consensus]] is sometimes put forward as a voting system,. isBut moreconsensus properlyis a broad way of working with others, analogous to democracy or anarchy.