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The biggest issue with a single-mark ballot is that it can cause a high amount of vote splitting. It is particularly problematic in [[single member plurality]] elections. However, other systems that still use a single-mark ballot such as [[Runoff voting]] still have vote splitting.
A standard example of vote-splitting is when two candidates are similar, so they each get half the votes they would if the other were not running. This is a good example of failing the [[Independence of clone alternatives]] criteria. Another issue is that the voter's preferred candidate may be highly unpopular in the constituency. This means that using their only vote on that candidate has no influence on the result and could be better served on a second or third choice. This is a problem of voter impact which can be thought of how clearly a voter's true choice is translated into the election of a candidate. This is often referred to as the ''
== [[Preferential voting|Ordinal Ballot]] ==
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* [[Independence of irrelevant alternatives]]
* [[Independence of clone alternatives]]
* [[Wasted Votes]]
[[Category:Voting theory]]
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