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Limited voting — is a voting system in which electors have fewer votes than there are positions available. The positions are awarded to the candidates who receive the most votes absolutely. In the special case in which the voter may vote for only one candidate… … Wikipedia
Voting system — For other uses, see Voting system (disambiguation). Part of the Politics series Electoral methods … Wikipedia
Voting rights in the United States — The issue of voting rights in the United States has been contentious over the country s history. Eligibility to vote in the U.S. is determined by both Federal and state law. Currently, only citizens can vote in U.S. elections (although this has… … Wikipedia
Voting Rights Act — Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1965 to ensure the voting rights of African Americans. Though the Constitution s 15th Amendment (passed 1870) had guaranteed the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude,… … Universalium
Voting age — A voting age is a minimum age established by law that a person must attain in order to be eligible to vote in a public election.The vast majority of countries in the world have established a voting age. Most governments consider that those of an… … Wikipedia
Voting Rights Act — of 1965 Full title An act to enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United S … Wikipedia
Voting Trust Certificate — A certificate issued by the limited life trust of a corporation established to limit the control of a corporation to a few individuals. A voting trust certificate is issued to a stockholder in exchange for their common stock, and represents all… … Investment dictionary
voting group — A term defined in the Revised Model Business Corporation Act (No. 1.40(26)) to describe the right of shares of different classes to vote separately at shareholders meetings on fundamental corporate changes that adversely affect the rights or… … Black's law dictionary
voting trust — noun an agreement whereby persons owning stock with voting powers retain ownership while transferring the voting rights to the trustees (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑trust * * * noun : an arrangement transferring the voting rights of shares in a… … Useful english dictionary
Instant-runoff voting — Example instant runoff voting ballot … Wikipedia
