Approval Voting
Approval Voting: An electoral system where each voter may select any number of candidates, and the winner is the candidate approved by the largest number of…
Also known as: equal-and-even cumulative voting
Definition
An electoral system where each voter may select any number of candidates, and the winner is the candidate approved by the largest number of voters. It is distinct from plurality voting, in which a voter may choose only one option among several, whereby the option with the most votes is chosen.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
A vote variation used for elections in which each voter may approve of any number of candidates. Typically, the winners are the most-approved candidates.
- Definition 3
A vote variation used for elections in which each voter may “approve” of (that is, select) any number of candidates. Typically, the winner(s) is the most-approved candidate(s).
- Definition 4
A voting method in which a voter may vote for an arbitrary number of candidates (the ones of which she “approves”), the candidate receiving the highest number of votes being the winner.