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  2. Plurality decision - Wikipedia

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    A plurality decision is a court decision in which no opinion received the support of a majority of the judges. A plurality opinion is the judicial opinion or opinions which received the most support among those opinions which supported the plurality decision. The plurality opinion did not receive the support of more than half the justices, but ...

  3. Plurality (voting) - Wikipedia

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    Thus, it is a stronger requirement than plurality (yet weaker than absolute majority). [4] [5] An absolute majority (also a majority) is a number of votes "greater than the number of votes that possibly can be obtained at the same time for any other solution", [a] when voting for multiple alternatives at a time [6] [b]

  4. Majority opinion - Wikipedia

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    In that situation, several concurring opinions may be written, none of which is the view of a majority of the members of the court. Therefore, the concurring opinion joined by the greatest number of judges is referred to as the plurality opinion. Normally, appellate courts (or panels) are staffed with an odd number of judges to avoid a tie.

  5. Judicial opinion - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, the concurring opinion joined by the greatest number of judges is referred to as the plurality opinion. A dissenting opinion (or dissent) is an opinion written by one or more judges expressing disagreement with the majority opinion. A dissenting opinion does not create binding precedent nor does it become a part of case law.

  6. Majorities in nine states vote to maintain partisan elections.

  7. Plurality - Wikipedia

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    Plurality decision, in a decision by a multi-member court, an opinion held by more judges than any other but not by an overall majority; Plurality (voting), when a candidate or proposition polls more votes than any other but does not receive more than half of all votes cast

  8. Opinion: Harris was qualified. What does Trump's victory say ...

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    Kamala Harris was prepared and qualified Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a campaign speech at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024.

  9. Plurality voting - Wikipedia

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    Under single-winner plurality voting, and in systems based on single-member districts, plurality voting is called single member [district] plurality (SMP), [2] [3] which is widely known as "first-past-the-post". In SMP/FPTP the leading candidate, whether or not they have a majority of votes, is elected.