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'''Explicit approval''' voting is a [[Ratings ballot|rated voting system]] which is essentially [[Approval voting]] with abstentions. In order to allow abstention, voters must explicitly state disapproval. So, the ballot will list ''Approve'' and ''Disapprove'' for each candidate, and leaving a candidate without either mark represents abstention. The winner is the candidate who has the highest approval among those who didn't abstain: A/(A+D)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Explicit Approval & Hybrid Approval voting|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/EndFPTP/comments/c6chef/explicit_approval_hybrid_approval_voting/|website=r/EndFPTP subreddit|access-date=2019-08-12|language=en}}</ref>
By itself, this leads to the possibility of a [[Dark horse|dark horse]]: an unknown candidate winning with only a few approve votes and many abstentions. This can be prevented through the use of various quotas/quorums,<ref name=":0" /><ref>https://rangevoting.org/Averaging.html</ref> but hasn't been a problem in practical elections.
== Usage ==
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