Tactical voting: Difference between revisions

Content added Content deleted
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 103: Line 103:


== Definitions ==
== Definitions ==
Truncation: When a voter doesn't show support for some of their less-preferred candidates (i.e. an A>B>C voter truncates and only votes A>B or A).
'''Truncation:''' When a voter doesn't show support for some of their less-preferred candidates (i.e. an A>B>C voter truncates and only votes A>B or A).


Bullet voting: When a voter gives maximal support to one candidate, and no support to any other candidates. It is often a special case of truncation.
'''Bullet voting:''' When a voter gives maximal support to one candidate, and no support to any other candidates. It is often a special case of truncation.


Min-maxing: When a voter gives maximal support to some candidates (usually defined here as ranking or rating them all equally) and no support to all other candidates.
'''Min-maxing:''' When a voter gives maximal support to some candidates (usually defined here as ranking or rating them all equally) and no support to all other candidates.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
Line 117: Line 117:
*[[primary election]]
*[[primary election]]
*[[strategic nomination]]
*[[strategic nomination]]
*[[vote swapping]]
*[[electoral fusion]]
*[[electoral fusion]]

*[[First Past the Post electoral system]] entry, in the subheading on ''3.2 Tactical voting''.


== External links ==
== External links ==