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== About ==
== About ==
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{{Main|About}}
Different [[Electoral system|electoral systems]] have different effects on the quality of democratic elections. Many [[Advocacy |electoral activists]] wish to replace the [[First Past the Post electoral system|choose-one]] and [[Two-round system|two-round]] systems used in most of the world's elections. [[Voting theorist |Voting theorists]] have researched the topic and support the activists' call for a change. The editors of this wiki support a change too (see "[[electowiki:EPOV]]" to learn more).
Different [[Electoral system|electoral systems]] have different effects on the quality of democratic elections. Many [[Advocacy |electoral activists]] wish to replace the [[First Past the Post electoral system|choose-one]] and [[Two-round system|two-round]] systems used in most of the world's elections. [[Voting theorist |Voting theorists]] have researched the topic and support the activists' call for a change. The editors of this wiki support a change too (see "[[electowiki:EPOV]]" to learn more).


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=== Categories ===
=== Categories ===
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{{Main|Categories}}
This site gives you a guide to what these things are, on pages in the following categorized as follows:

This wiki focuses on '''[[electoral system]]s''' (a.k.a. social choice functions). Articles in the [[:Category:Electoral systems|electoral systems category]] describe specific systems together with their implementation details and features.
This wiki focuses on '''[[electoral system]]s''' (a.k.a. social choice functions). Articles in the [[:Category:Electoral systems|electoral systems category]] describe specific systems together with their implementation details and features.


Other categories:
Other categories:
*[[:Category:Advocacy|'''Advocacy''']] is for descriptions about real-world reform: organizations, legislation, lobbying, and arguments for choosing one reform over another.
*[[:Category:Advocacy|'''Advocacy''']] real-world reforms. Organizations, legislation, and support for voting reform.
*[[:Category:Elections|'''Elections''']] – analyzing real or hypothetical elections using different methods.
*[[:Category:Elections|'''Elections''']] – analyzing real or hypothetical elections using different methods.
*[[Electoral system|'''Electoral systems''']] – different rules for selecting representatives.
*[[:Category:Forms of government|'''Forms of government''']] – representative vs direct democracy, government structure, [[parliamentary government formation]], and even [[anarchy]].
*[[:Category:Forms of government|'''Forms of government''']] – representative vs direct democracy, government structure, [[parliamentary government formation]], and even [[anarchy]].
*[[:Category:Voting mechanics|'''Voting mechanics''']] – real-world implementation details like paper ballots or electronic voting machines.
*[[:Category:Voting mechanics|'''Voting mechanics''']] – real-world implementation details like paper ballots or electronic voting machines.
*[[:Category:Voting theory|'''Voting theory''']] – properties of voting methods and the criteria they meet or scenarios in which they fail. The bulk of this wiki.
*[[:Category:Voting theory|'''Voting theory''']] – criteria and properties of voting methods.


=== Regions ===
=== Regions ===