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RONR mentions several voting systems by name. These include:
*The [[majority vote]] (RONR [10th ed.], p. 387);
*The [[plurality vote]] (RONR [10th ed.], p. 391-392);
*[[Preferential voting]] (RONR [10th ed.], p. 411)
*[[Cumulative voting]] (RONR [10th ed.], p. 429).
===Majority vote===
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===Preferential voting===
Preferential voting is mentioned in recent editions of RONR. While RONR advocates the use of the majority vote in situations in which an assembly is physically gathered together, it views IRV as superior to plurality in other situations. Specifically, the book notes, "In an international or national society where the election is conducted by mail ballot, a plurality is sometimes allowed to elect officers, with a view to avoiding the delay and extra expense that would result from additional balloting under these conditions. A better method in such cases is for the bylaws to prescribe some form of preferential voting" (RONR [10th ed.], p. 392, l. 8-13).
===Cumulative voting===
RONR mentions [[cumulative voting]]. The book states, "A minority group, by coordinating its effort in voting for only one candidate who is a member of the group, may be able to secure the election of that candidate as a minority member of the board. However, this method of voting, which permits a member to transfer votes, must be viewed with reservation since it violates a fundamental principle of parliamentary law" (RONR [10th ed.], p. 429, l. 23-29).
==Voting systems not mentioned by name==
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