Voting Systems

noun a voting system in which voters rank candidates in order of preference

adjective describing the type of voting system being used

• Ranked-choice voting is a voting system in which voters rank candidates in order of preference on their ballots.
• Have you heard about ranked-choice voting? It's a way of voting where you rank the candidates instead of just choosing one.
• Ranked-choice voting is like making a top 3 list of candidates when you vote.
• In the world of voting, ranked-choice voting is like a multi-round tournament where the best candidate wins after several rounds of elimination.

noun a voting system used to elect a single winner from a field of more than two candidates

• Instant-runoff voting is a preferential voting system used to elect one candidate from a pool of multiple candidates.
• Have you heard about instant-runoff voting? It's a way to rank your choices in an election.
• IRV is a cool voting system where you can pick your favorite candidate without worrying about wasting your vote.
• Using instant-runoff voting is like having multiple chances to vote for your preferred candidate until one emerges as the winner.

noun FPTP

• The UK uses the First Past the Post (FPTP) voting system for general elections.
• I heard that FPTP is the voting system they use in the UK elections.
• FPTP seems kind of old-fashioned, don't you think?
• In the race for the best candidate, FPTP can sometimes leave others behind.

noun a method used for allocating seats in proportional representation voting systems

• The political party used the d’Hondt method to allocate seats in the parliament.
• They decided to use the d’Hondt method for dividing the resources.
• Let's just go with the d’Hondt method for splitting the bill.
• In a way, life sometimes operates like the d’Hondt method, distributing opportunities based on certain criteria.

noun a type of primary election in which only registered party members can vote for their party's candidates

adjective describing the type of primary election

• In a closed primary, only registered party members can participate in selecting the party's candidate.
• You have to be a member of the party to vote in a closed primary.
• No outsiders allowed in a closed primary!
• It's like a private club where only members get to choose in a closed primary.

noun a digital ledger in which transactions made in bitcoin or another cryptocurrency are recorded chronologically and publicly

• The company implemented a Blockchain technology to secure their financial transactions.
• I heard that Blockchain is being used to track the supply chain of products.
• Blockchain is like a digital ledger that can't be messed with.
• In a way, Blockchain is like a chain of blocks that stores information securely.