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Political Parties and Elections

Political Parties and Elections. Political Parties (Two Party System) -Attract citizens who might otherwise lack the interest or knowledge to consider voting. -Must consider a wide range of voters and are able unify large groups of people with diverse interests.

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Political Parties and Elections

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  1. Political Parties and Elections

  2. Political Parties (Two Party System) -Attract citizens who might otherwise lack the interest or knowledge to consider voting. -Must consider a wide range of voters and are able unify large groups of people with diverse interests. -Encourage stability by holding elected officials accountable for their promises and prompting representatives to gravitate towards the political center.

  3. 1st Opportunity for Reform Presidential Primary System

  4. -In 1968 there were 15 presidential primaries spread across roughly three months. -In 2004 there were 36 primaries from across roughly six months. Source: Larry J Sebato, A More Perfect Constitution Results: -Candidates gain momentum from early victories. -Voters in first voting states receive unfair influence. -Median voters unable to follow complexity of election.

  5. Solution: Allow the government to control the election process. -Reduce the number and frequency of primaries. -Shorten the elections process. -Allow the voting order of state primaries to differ.

  6. 2st Opportunity for Reform Method by Which Americans Vote

  7. Blanket Primary System -Voters not required to register with a party and can vote for any candidate. -Voters more likely to consider the viewpoints and issues of both parties. -Candidates encouraged to appeal to a larger majority of voters.

  8. Instant Runoff Voting Taken from Instantrunoff.com: -IRV uses ranked ballots to simulate a traditional runoff in a single round of voting. Voters rank candidates in order of preference. They may rank as many or as few candidates as they wish, with lower rankings never counting against higher rankings. -First choices are tabulated. If a candidate receives a majority of first choices, he or she is elected. -If no candidate receives a majority of first choices, the candidate receiving the fewest first choices is eliminated. Ballots cast for the eliminated candidate are now counted toward those voters' second choices. -This process continues until one candidate receives a majority and is elected.

  9. Maine Governor 2010 Elections Paul LePage - 38.33% Eliot Cutler – 36.49% Libby Mitchell – 19.2% With IRF, Cutler would have won the election.

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