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gesture like a raised hand, or electronically. In a democracy, the government is elected by the people who vote in an election: a way for an electorate to elect...

A protest vote (also called a blank, null, spoiled, or "none of the above" vote) is a vote cast in an election to demonstrate dissatisfaction with the...

up vote in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A vote is a formal method of choosing in an election. Vote(s) or The Vote may also refer to: V.O.T.E., an...

voting is voting in an election where ballot papers are distributed to electors (and typically returned) by post, in contrast to electors voting in person...

invalid and thus not included in the vote count. This may occur accidentally or deliberately. The total number of spoilt votes in a United States election...

Electronic voting is voting that uses electronic means to either aid or take care of casting and counting ballots including voting time. Depending on...

Plurality voting refers to electoral systems in which the candidate in an electoral district who poll more than any other (that is, receive a plurality)...

vote (STV), sometimes known as proportional ranked choice voting (P-RCV), is a multi-winner electoral system in which each voter casts a single vote in...

Runoff voting can refer to: Sequential-loser methods based on plurality voting: Two-round system, a voting system where only the top two candidates from...

Vote Smart, formerly called Project Vote Smart, is an American non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information...

Vote early and vote often is a generally tongue-in-cheek phrase used in relation to elections and the voting process. Though rarely considered a serious...

Vote splitting is an electoral effect in which the distribution of votes among multiple similar candidates reduces the chance of winning for any of the...

The term ranked voting, also known as preferential voting or ranked-choice voting, pertains to any voting system where voters indicate a rank to order...

Rock the Vote is a 501(c)(3) nonpartisan non-profit organization in the United States. Through registering new young voters, the group aims to "channel...

voting Ranked voting methods, all election methods that involve ranking candidates in order of preference (American literature) Instant-runoff voting...

The contingent vote is an electoral system used to elect a single representative in which a candidate requires a majority of votes to win. It is a form...

FairVote is a 501(c)(3) organization that researches and advocates for electoral reform in the United States. It was founded in 1992 as Citizens for Proportional...

Strategic or tactical voting is a situation where a voter considers the possible ballots cast by other voters in order to maximize their satisfaction with...

Vote counting is the process of counting votes in an election. It can be done manually or by machines. In the United States, the compilation of election...

A motion or vote of no confidence (or the inverse, a motion of confidence and corresponding vote of confidence) is a formal expression by a deliberative...