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<small>''For the Biblical doctrine of election (as seen in Ephesians 1:4-6), see [[Predestination]].''</small><br />
Most elections in the United States and many other countries are based on a popular vote in which whoever gets the most votes in the election, which is called a plurality, is declared the winner. This is sometimes known as "first past the post" voting.
An '''election''' is some kind of conscious decision. In modern usage, this almost always refers to a vote that determines which candidate is placed into a public office. There are fundamentally two types of elections, free, fair and open elections and rigged elections. In the United States since the [[Jim Crow]] era, the [[Democratic party]] has fine-tuned election rigging to a fine art; indeed much of its success over the past 150 years is due to election rigging.
Most governmental elections in the United States and many other countries are based on a popular vote in which whoever gets the most votes in the election, which is called a plurality, is declared the winner. This is sometimes known as "first past the post" voting.
An alternative method is to require a candidate to get a majority; if no one gets a majority, the two top vote-getters will have a run-off election, and whoever gets more votes in the run-off is the winner. Another method is "mixed member proportional" where by voters can elect the preferred leader (and associated party) but also vote for which party represents their district in government. This creates a situation where the party with the largest share of the vote must get support from smaller parties in order to gain a majority.
An alternative method is to require a candidate to get a majority; if no one gets a majority, the two top vote-getters will have a run-off election, and whoever gets more votes in the run-off is the winner. Another method is "mixed member proportional" where by voters can elect the preferred leader (and associated party) but also vote for which party represents their district in government. This creates a situation where the party with the largest share of the vote must get support from smaller parties in order to gain a majority.
Another sort of election is the [[Electoral College]], used to select the U.S. president every 4 years. Each state gets a certain number of electors. All of a state's electors are assigned to whichever presidential candidate gets the most votes in that state. In all but a few instances, the candidate who gets the most Electoral College votes has also gotten the most popular votes.
Another sort of election is the [[Electoral College]], used to select the U.S. president every 4 years. Each state gets a certain number of electors. All of a state's electors are assigned to whichever presidential candidate gets the most votes in that state. In all but a few instances, the candidate who gets the most Electoral College votes has also gotten the most popular votes.
[[Karl Rove]] wrote, "In the end, elections are about differences. They are how we channel disagreements on how to move this country forward." [http://www.amazon.com/Courage-Consequence-Life-Conservative-Fight/dp/1439191050/ref=cm_syf_dtl_pl_29_russss0]
[[Karl Rove]] wrote, "In the end, elections are about differences. They are how we channel disagreements on how to move this country forward." [https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Consequence-Life-Conservative-Fight/dp/1439191050/ref=cm_syf_dtl_pl_29_russss0]
==See also==
*[[Bible and elections]]
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/thepoliticalsystem/a/electcollege.htm The Electoral College System]
*[http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/thepoliticalsystem/a/electcollege.htm The Electoral College System]
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