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🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org)'s status on Friday, 22-Nov-2019 18:17:09 UTC 🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱

My Pet Peeve: People who dont understand that "Electoral College" refers to a specific group of people (the electorates) and NOT to the system of voting that governs them.
For example when we talk of the presidential election in america the "Electoral College" does not describe the fact that each state has a set number of votes or the fact that the popular vote may differ from the actual vote. It is instead a term used to refer to refer to the 538 electorates in the USA, people who cast votes for president.

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- 🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱 (freemo@qoto.org)'s status on Friday, 22-Nov-2019 19:18:33 UTC 🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱
  - timorl
  @timorl The entire system is called the "Electoral System"
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_system
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  1. Electoral system
    
    An electoral system is a set of rules that determine how elections and referendums are conducted and how their results are determined. Political electoral systems are organized by governments, while non-political elections may take place in business, non-profit organisations and informal organisations. Electoral systems consist of sets of rules that govern all aspects of the voting process: when elections occur, who is allowed to vote, who can stand as a candidate, how ballots are marked and cast, how the ballots are counted (electoral method), limits on campaign spending, and other factors that can affect the outcome. Political electoral systems are defined by constitutions and electoral laws, are typically conducted by election commissions, and can use multiple types of elections for different offices. Some electoral systems elect a single winner to a unique position, such as prime minister, president or governor, while others elect multiple winners, such as members of parliament or boards of directors. There are many variations in electoral systems, but the most common systems are first-past-the-post voting, the two-round (runoff) system, proportional representation...

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