Election threshold definition

Election threshold means a certain percentage of votes received (valid ballots) that must be won by a political subject in order for it to be eligible to participate in the allocation of mandates.
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Election threshold means the number of votes sufficient for a candidate to be elected. The election threshold is equal to the total valid votes cast, divided by the sum of one plus the number of offices to be filled, and adding one to that quotient, disregarding any fractions.
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Election threshold means the number of votes above which a candidate is elected in a multi-seat election. It is calculated by dividing the total number of votes counting for continuing candidates in the first round by the sum of one and the number of seats to be elected.
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More Definitions of Election threshold

Election threshold means the number of votes sufficient for a candidate to be elected in a multi winner contest. The election threshold is calculated by dividing the total number of votes cast in the contest by the sum of one plus the number of offices to be filled in the contest and then adding one vote, with any fractions disregarded. I.e.,
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Election threshold means the number of votes sufficient for a candidate to be elected in a Council contest. The election threshold equals the total votes counted for active candidates in the first round of tabulation, divided by the sum of one plus the number of offices to be filled, then adding one, disregarding any fractions. Election threshold = ((Total votes cast)/(Seats to be elected+1)) +1, with any fraction disregarded.
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Election threshold means the number of votes sufficient for a candidate to be elected in a multi-winner, single transferable vote contest, except in the first-choice ranking tabulation round. The election threshold equals the total valid votes counted cast for active candidates in the first round of tabulation, pursuant to 1VAC20-100-50 C, divided by the sum of one plus the number of offices to be filled, then adding one, disregarding any fractions. Election threshold = ((Total valid votes cast for active candidates in the first round)/(Seats to be elected+1))+1, with any fraction disregarded.
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Election threshold means the number of votes
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