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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > democracy and democratization > decision making in democracies > effects of electoral voting rules

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effects of electoral voting rules  

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  • Voting rules determine how voters cast their ballots and how vote shares are converted to seats or mandates in the elected assembly or office. Voting rules are thus among the principal building blocks of representative democracy. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Political Science; Voting Rules, Electoral, Effects of]

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