Defined term

Baseline Voting

Baseline Voting: A vote variation in which the candidate with the most votes wins.

Also known as: Plurality voting

Alternative names:
Plurality voting
Verified
🏆 High Consensus
Voting
DefinitionSourcesRelated terms

Definition

A vote variation in which the candidate with the most votes wins. In single-seat contests, the voter may only select one contest option. In multi-seat contests, the voter may select up to the number of contests specified on the ballot.

Alternative Definitions

Definition 2

A vote variation in which the candidate with the most votes wins.

Source: NIST WebType: semantic
Definition 3

A vote variation in which the candidate with the most votes wins. In single-seat contests, the voter may only select one contest option. In multi-seat contests for n seats, the voter may select up to n contest options.

Source: NIST Election GlossaryType: standard

Sources

1
Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
View Source
2
NIST Election Terminology Glossary, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
View Source
3
EAC Glossary of Terms
View Source
4
EAC Glossary of Election Terms
View Source
5
NIST Election Glossary
View Source

Continue Research

Browse the full glossary for adjacent terms, or subscribe for updates when definitions and sources are expanded.

Browse all termsMore B termsSubscribe for updates