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WEEK 2
TOPIC: ELECTORAL PROCESS/SYSTEM
CONTENT:
(a) Meaning of electoral process/system
(b) Types of electoral process/systems.
(c) Characteristics, Advantages and Disadvantages of Electoral Systems.
Sub –Topic 1: MEANING OF ELECTORAL SYSTEM
An electoral system may be defined as the process and procedure by which citizens of a democratic country select through either direct voting or indirectly those who will represent them in the parliament and other positions in the government. It also includes the conditions and processes for the nomination of candidates for elective posts including procedures and rules of election.
Characteristics of an Electoral System
TYPES OF ELECTORIAL SYSTEM
SIMPLE PLURALITY OR SIMPLE MAJORITY SYSTEM: This is an electoral system in which the candidate with the highest number of votes is declared the winner though he might not have scored the majority of the votes cast. It is also called the first–past–the
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