Open list

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Open list describes any variant of party-list proportional representation where voters have at least some influence on the order in which a party's candidates are elected on the list. This is as opposed to closed list, in which party lists are in a predetermined, fixed order by the time of the election and gives the general voter no influence at all on the position of the candidates placed on the party list. An open list system allows voters to select individuals rather than, or in addition to parties, with some systems even allowing voters to vote for candidates of multiple parties (free list). Open list systems can be described as votes for individuals being pooled by party for the purposes of seat distribution. In all open list systems voters may vote for candidates and seats are primarily distributed to parties, then seats won by parties are given to candidates. The voter's candidate choices are usually called preference vote; the voters are usually allowed one or more preference votes...

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