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17 entriesAbsentee Ballot
A ballot cast by a voter who cannot or chooses not to attend a polling station…
abstain on substantive
A vote option on substantive matters in MUN where a delegate formally declines…
Abstention
A formal vote choice that registers neither support nor opposition, counted…
Acclamation
A method of decision-making in which a candidate or proposal is approved by…
Adoption by Consensus
Adoption by consensus is a United Nations decision-making procedure in which a…
Alternative Vote
A preferential single-winner electoral system in which voters rank candidates…
Amendment Voting Bloc
An informal coalition of MUN delegates who coordinate their votes on proposed…
Amendments Lapse If Resolution Fails
The procedural principle that any amendments attached to a draft resolution…
Amendments to Be Voted En Bloc
A procedural motion in Model UN to vote on a group of amendments together in a…
Amendments To Be Voted On Individually
A Model UN procedural motion to separate each proposed amendment to a draft…
Approval by Acclamation
A procedural method of adopting a motion, resolution, or candidate without a…
Article 27 (UN Charter Voting)
Article 27 of the UN Charter governs Security Council voting, requiring nine…
Article 27 of the UN Charter
Article 27 of the UN Charter governs voting in the Security Council, requiring…
Article 27 UN Charter
Article 27 of the UN Charter governs Security Council voting, requiring nine…
Article 31(2) TEU Constructive Abstention
Constructive abstention is the EU mechanism allowing a Member State to abstain…
At-Large Election
An election in which candidates are chosen by the entire jurisdiction's voters…
Australian Ballot
A standardized, government-printed ballot listing all candidates that voters…