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	Voting system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Voting can also be used to award prizes, to select between different plans of action, or by a computer program to determine a solution to a complex problem.
		The most prevalent single-winner voting method, by far, is plurality (also called "first-past-the-post", "relative majority", or "winner-take-all"), in which each voter votes for one choice, and the choice that receives the most votes wins, even if it receives less than a majority of votes.
		Votes are transferred between candidates in a manner similar to instant runoff voting, but in addition to transferring votes from candidates who are eliminated, excess votes are also transferred from candidates who already have a quota.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Voting_system (5053 words)

	Learn more about Tactical voting in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In voting systems, tactical voting (or strategic voting) is when a voter represents their preferences on the ballot differently from their sincere preferences in order to gain a more favorable outcome.
		For example, in a bloc vote where multiple votes are required, a voter may insincerely vote for a candidate they perceive as unlikely to win, in order to help their preferred candidate win.
		For example, the random ballot voting method, which selects the ballot of a random voter and uses this to determine the outcome, is strategy-free and non-deterministic.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /t/ta/tactical_voting.html (815 words)

	Problems with Voting System Standards
		Absentee voting using this method is too time consuming for use at polling places, but it allows the voter to verify that the ballot does correctly represent his or her intent, and as such, the punched card ballot becomes an appropriate legal instrument.
		Each voting machine records a copy of the votes cast on that machine not only in its own memory, but also in the memory of one of the other machines that are part of the same network of machines.
		The specific rule that causes problems is that write-in votes for candidates names who are already on the ballot are not counted, unless the write-in vote is an overvote for a candidate that has already been voted for normally, in which case, the write-in is discounted and it is not an overvote.
	www.cs.uiowa.edu /~jones/voting/congress.html (10240 words)

	Vitae: Jeff Gill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Methods Section, Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting: 2006.
		Methods Section, Southwestern Political Science Association Annual Meeting: 2002.
		Methods Section, Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting: 2000 (with William Jacoby).
	psblade.ucdavis.edu /cvweb.html (3362 words)

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