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11 entriesAbsentee Ballot
A ballot cast by a voter who cannot or chooses not to attend a polling station…
Acclamation
A method of decision-making in which a candidate or proposal is approved by…
Additional Member System
A mixed electoral system combining single-member district seats with party-list…
Adversarial Campaigning
An electoral strategy that frames the opponent as a threat or illegitimate…
Affinity Voting
The tendency of voters to support candidates who share their ethnic, religious,…
Air War
The portion of a political campaign waged through mass broadcast and digital…
Alternative Vote
A preferential single-winner electoral system in which voters rank candidates…
Apparentment
An electoral arrangement that lets allied party lists combine their votes for…
Apportionment
The process of allocating legislative seats among administrative units (states,…
Astroturf Campaigning
A political tactic that disguises sponsored or coordinated advocacy as…
Australian Ballot
A standardized, government-printed ballot listing all candidates that voters…