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"majority approval filter" or "MAF" is an approval-based primary election method that advances all candidates who are approved by a majority of the electorate, as well as usually selecting an opposition candidate. Voters use an [[W:approval voting|approval voting]] ballot to select which candidates would be acceptable to advance to the general election. If most voters engage in [[W:Bullet voting|bullet voting]], it would ''typically'' select two candidates to advance to a general election.

"majority approval filter" or "MAF" is an approval-based primary election method that advances all candidates who are approved by a majority of the electorate, as well as usually selecting an opposition candidate.

== Definition ==

:'''''Draft 3''' published December 7, 2018''

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=== Goal ===

~~Hold~~ a primary election with an Approval Voting-style ballot, providing motivation for all candidates to achieve the highest approval rating, and resulting in a general election Ballot Satisfaction Score of at least 75%. The "Ballot Satisfaction Score" is the percentage of the electorate which approves of at least one candidate on a given ballot.

A set of rules for holding a primary election with an Approval Voting-style ballot, providing motivation for all candidates to achieve the highest approval rating, and resulting in a general election Ballot Satisfaction Score of at least 75%. The "Ballot Satisfaction Score" is the percentage of the electorate which approves of at least one candidate on a given ballot.

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