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This is the '''top level''' of [[Electowiki:About|Electowiki]]'s category system. BriefA descriptionsummary of thethis wiki's categories can be found on this wiki's main page: '''[[electowiki:Main_Page]]'''
 
* '''Advocacy''' is for descriptions about real-world reform: organizations, legislation, lobbying, and arguments for choosing one reform over another.
* '''Elections''' is for articles that analyze real or hypothetical elections and examine their properties and outcomes.
* '''Forms of government''' is the level "above" election methods: Representative vs direct democracy, government structure, etc.
* '''Voting mechanics''' deals with real-world implementation details, such as paper ballots and electronic voting machines.
* '''Voting methods''', the main focus of this wiki, describes specific methods for selecting between various choices, their implementation details and features.
* '''Voting theory''' deals with the properties of voting methods and the criteria they can meet, scenarios in which they fail, etc.