Election
hideAn election is a decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office. This is the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy fills offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and for regional and local government. This process is also used in many other private and business organizations, from clubs to voluntary associations and corporations.
The universal use of elections as a tool for selecting representatives in modern democracies is in contrast with the practice in the democratic archetype, ancient Athens. Elections were considered an oligarchic institution and most political offices were filled using sortition, also known as allotment, by which officeholders were chosen by lot.
Electoral reform describes the process of introducing fair electoral systems where they are not in place, or improving the fairness or effectiveness of existing systems. Psephology is the study of results and other statistics relating to elections (especially with a view to predicting future results).
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News tagged with election
Early voting option can decrease turnout, research shows
Nov 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Although states are moving quickly to put in place election procedures that allow for early voting, allowing people to cast ballots ahead of Election Day often results in lower turnout, according to research ...
Cryptographic voting debuts
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Nov 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Last week, in Takoma Park, Md., a new cryptographic voting system that could ensure accurate vote counts was used for the first time in a real election. MIT’s Ron Rivest, the Viterbi Professor ...
Presidential election outcome changed voters' testosterone
Oct 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Young men who voted for Republican John McCain or Libertarian candidate Robert Barr in the 2008 presidential election suffered an immediate drop in testosterone when the election results were ...
College students vote smarter than expected
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Oct 01, 2009 |
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College students make strategic choices about where to vote, most prefer absentee ballots, and they are especially likely to vote absentee if their homes are in swing states, according to a new Northwestern University study ...
Voter group challenges Diebold voting machine sale
Sep 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A voter advocacy organization asked the U.S. Justice Department Tuesday to undo the sale by Diebold Inc. of its voting machine business, saying the transaction promotes a monopoly.
German officials to probe Twitter election leaks
Sep 27, 2009 |
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German election officials Sunday said they would investigate the appearance of broadly accurate exit poll results on the Twitter microblogging site before voting had ended.
Pirate Party swashbuckles into Finnish politics
Aug 19, 2009 |
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The Pirate Party, which first rose to prominence in Sweden during June's European elections, has now been officially launched in Finland, the group's leader said on Wednesday.
Japanese electioneering tiptoes into Internet age
Aug 04, 2009 |
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High-tech Japan is gearing up for elections, but you won't hear a tweet from Prime Minister Taro Aso or his main rivals.
Low turnout mars Hawaii's digital vote
May 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- They built a new digital voting system, but the voters didn't come.
Why policy changes during Obama presidency will be more significant than during Clinton, Reagan eras
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May 06, 2009 |
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Unlike the post-election disappointment that has followed many election outcomes, the Obama presidency will likely break through a structural bias in American politics favoring the status quo and bring about significant changes ...
Google, partners launch India Elections Center
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Internet giant Google on Monday unveiled an online resource in English and Hindi for voters taking part in India's general elections later this month.
Support for racial equality may be victim of Obama's election
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 23, 2009 |
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"You've come a long way, baby." - Virginia Slims cigarette campaign
Campaign spending affects electoral outcomes
Mar 18, 2009 |
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In Canada, campaign spending limits for candidates during a federal election are stipulated by the Canada Elections Act. A study recently published in the Canadian Journal of Economics uses these spending limits to evalua ...
Computer scientists deploy first practical, Web-based, secure, verifiable voting system
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 05, 2009 |
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Computer scientists affiliated with the Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS), based at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), in collaboration with scientists at the Université ...
Majority of voters say election outcome will make a great deal of difference on key issues
Oct 28, 2008 |
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As part of the ongoing poll series, Debating Health: Election 2008, the Harvard Public Opinion Research Program at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Harris Interactive conducted a new survey focused on whether ...
