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Simple English definitions for legal terms

effective vote

Read a random definition: In re Gault (1967)

A quick definition of effective vote:

An effective vote is a vote that counts towards a winning candidate, to the extent needed to win. For example, if a candidate needs 100 votes and gets 150, then 50 votes are excess votes and each vote is two-thirds effective and one-third excess. A wasted vote, on the other hand, is a vote that does not count towards any winning candidate. There are different types of votes, such as a preferential vote that ranks choices in order of preference, a tie vote which is an equally divided vote, and a unanimous vote in which every voter concurs. The act of voting is the process of expressing one's preference or opinion in a meeting or election by ballot, show of hands, or other type of communication.

A more thorough explanation:

An effective vote is a vote that counts towards a winning candidate, to the extent needed to win. For example, if a candidate needs 100 votes and gets 150, then 50 votes are excess votes and each vote is two-thirds effective and one-third excess. This means that the excess votes do not count towards the winning candidate.

For instance, in a presidential election, if a candidate wins the majority of the electoral votes, then those votes are effective votes. However, if a candidate wins the popular vote but loses the electoral vote, then those popular votes are not effective votes.

Effective votes are important in determining the outcome of an election. They are the votes that matter and can make a difference in who wins and who loses.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:55
How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
ALSO CONGRATS!
Congrats1!
21:15
Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
21:15
Feel like I can finally stop holding my breath!! Whew!!!
[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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