INTRODUCTION An election is a decision making process by which people choose leaders. Elections are the most important ingredient of democracy‚ and have been said to be the factor that either breaks or builds the democracy of a state. This essay shall discuss the effectiveness of elections as a measure of democracy citing examples from recently held election in African countries. A conclusion shall be drawn at the end. DEFINITION OF KEY CONCEPTS The term‚ democracy comes from the Greek word‚ dēmokratía
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Choosing Electoral Systems: Proportional‚ Majoritarian and Mixed Systems Pippa Norris (Harvard University) For Contrasting Political Institutions special issue of the International Political Science Review Vol 18(3) July 1997: 297-312. edited by Jean Laponce and Bernard Saint-Jacques In the past‚ electoral systems have usually proved one of the most stable democratic institutions. Minor tinkering with the rules and regulations concerning the administration of elections has been common‚ including
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ELECTION AND ELECTORAL SYSTEM Election has derived from the Latin word “eligere” which means to choose or pick out. An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office.[1] Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated since the 17th century.[1] Elections may fill offices in the legislature‚ sometimes in the executive and judiciary‚ and for regional and local government. This process is also
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Elections and voting – presidential |Stage |Functions |Occurs | |Primaries and caucuses |Show popular support for candidates |January – early June | | |Choose delegates to attend National Party |
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The big problems of the electoral system were particularly evident in the 2000 elections: There may have been significant discrepancies between the voter decision and the electoral vote; a candidate who obtains the most vote’s nationwide‚ does not necessarily have to combine the most electors. Al Gore won in 2000‚ the absolute majority of votes‚ but received fewer votes in the Electoral College as his opponent George W. Bush. Another disadvantage is the focus of the candidates on states where pollsters
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May 2013 Election: Manual System or Automated Election System Introduction Elections have played an integral role in the development of one’s country. Essentially‚ an election is a procedure by which members of communities and/or organizations choose persons to hold an office. It is a technique of rendering authority and/or creating representative bodies. Elections are often linked to the idea of democratic representation. Therefore‚ an election is a device for filling an office or posts through choices
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Current Benefits There are a variety of benefits with the current system that any reform to the system should aim to retain. Additionally‚ there are some core values that any voting procedure should maintain. These were succinctly drawn out by Lord Selkirk “having a voting system that is efficient‚ correct and appropriate is going to be very important and they will need to have a system where the voting is clear beyond doubt” . It is imperative that any alteration to the voting procedure of either
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Describe at least two benefits of using enterprise systems. More and more organizations are seeking to integrate the core functions of their business with technological advances. Enterprise systems facilitate this integration process through a single software architecture that links all aspects of business to function as one unit. Enterprise systems also commonly known as ES are comprehensive‚ large scale application-software packages‚ which use powers of present day information
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STUDENT GOVERNMENT AUTOMATED ELECTION SYSTEM FOR THE ABRA STATE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY RODSON ATLAS BLAZA TENEZA DYLAN BUYAYO TESTADO FREDOLIN GALVAN BLASE MANELYN ANNE TUBAÑA TADEO MICHAEL BALDERAS NAVARRO Submitted to the Faculty of the Department of Information Technology Abra State Institute of Sciences and Technology Main Campus‚ Lagangilang‚ Abra In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
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Benefits of information system for business After several years of turbulence of internet stocks and the resulting failure of many companies‚ it is easy to understand the impact of information system in daily life. Yet‚ everyday we read article about IT technology helping the growth of the business. They are many advantages that most people agreed: they create value largely or exclusively through the gathering‚ synthesizing and distribution of information‚ they formulate strategy in ways that make
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