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"majority approval filter" or "MAF" is an approval-based primary that would ''typically'' select two candidates to advance to a general election.  Majority approval filter uses the following steps:
"majority approval filter" or "MAF" is an approval-based primary that would ''typically'' select two candidates to advance to a general election. 

== Rules ==
Majority approval filter uses the following steps:


# The candidate who receives the highest approval rating (the "front-runner") qualifies for the general election
# The candidate who receives the highest approval rating (the "front-runner") qualifies for the general election
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#** "A" advances as well (having achieved 50% approval)
#** "A" advances as well (having achieved 50% approval)


== History of MAF ==
(This is a voting system that was dreamed up by [[User:RobLa]], based on [http://lists.electorama.com/pipermail/election-methods-electorama.com/2018-July/001844.html these discussions on the election methods mailing list])
* 2018-11-20 - first draft published on electowiki.org and as "[https://medium.com/@robla/replacing-the-jungle-primary-c1e844a5333b Replacing the jungle primary]" by [[User:RobLa]]

Full discussion history of this method can be found at [[Talk:Majority approval filter]]

[[Category:Approval methods]]
[[Category:Approval methods]]