Double simultaneous vote

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Double simultaneous vote

Double simultaneous vote (DSV) is an electoral system in which multiple offices – such as the president and members of a legislature – are elected through a single vote cast for a party. It can be combined with other electoral systems; in Uruguay DSV is used to elect the president and members of the Senate and Chamber of Representatives, with the presidential election also using the two-round system; if no party/presidential candidate receives a majority of the vote, a second round is held for the presidential election.[1]

The initial republican constitutions of several countries in the Commonwealth of Nations, such as Kenya,[2] Guyana[3] and Zambia,[4] provided for presidential elections by double simultaneous vote. Occasionally, as in Tanganyika,[5][6] a variant was used whereby the candidate who won a majority of constituencies (as opposed to a plurality of votes) would be elected. Such systems have also been used in Latin America.[citation needed]

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Country First election Second election Third election Simultaneous votes
Offices System Offices System Offices System
Angola Members of the National Assembly Party-list PR President FPTP Closed list party vote + personal vote
Bolivia President (first round) TRS Chamber of Deputies AMS Senate Party-list PR Personal vote + mixed single vote + closed list party vote
Guyana Members of the National Assembly Party-list PR President FPTP Closed list party vote + personal vote
Uruguay President (first round) TRS Chamber of Representatives Party-list PR Chamber of Senators Party-list PR Personal vote + 2x closed list party vote
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