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  2. Economic voting - Wikipedia

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    In political science, economic voting is a theoretical perspective which argues that voter behavior is heavily influenced by the economic conditions in their country at the time of the election. According to the classical form of this perspective, voters tend to vote more in favor of the incumbent candidate and party when the economy is doing ...

  3. Approval voting - Wikipedia

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    Approval voting is a single-winner rated voting system in which voters mark all the candidates they support, instead of just choosing one. It is a form of score voting where only two scores are allowed: 0 (not approved) and 1 (approved).

  4. Strategic voting - Wikipedia

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    The gain in expected utility can be maximized by choosing a vote with suitable values of v i, depending on the voting method and the voter's prospective ratings for each candidate. For specific voting methods, the gain can be maximized using the following rules: Plurality: Vote for the candidate with the highest prospective rating.

  5. Voting rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Prospective voters had to prove the ability to read and write the English language to white voter registrars, who in practice applied subjective requirements. Blacks were often denied the right to vote on this basis. Even well-educated blacks were often told they had "failed" such a test, if in fact, it had been administered.

  6. Voting behavior - Wikipedia

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    Voting behavior is significantly influenced by retrospective assessments of government performance, which should be differentiated from the influence of policy issues. [43] Different opinions on what the government ought to do are involved in policy concerns, which are prospective or based on what will happen.

  7. Five weeks to Election Day, pre-election voting looks set to ...

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    The 2020 election featured historic levels of pre-election voting during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some voters were wary to vote in-person with guidelines from the Centers of Disease Control and ...

  8. Issue voting - Wikipedia

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    The term issue voting describes when voters cast their vote in elections based on political issues. [1] [2] In the context of an election, issues include "any questions of public policy which have been or are a matter of controversy and are sources of disagreement between political parties."

  9. What is ‘voter fraud?’ Lawyer explains as early voting begins

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    One way is through improper registration or voting, meaning attempting to vote or registering to vote when a person knows they are not entitled to. Doing such is a Class D felony, and if convicted ...