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Description : If someone votes early but dies before Election Day, does their vote count?

Last Answer : Yup. Sure does. It’s not likely to make much of a difference in the outcome, though. I would doubt if it’s a very high percentage.

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Last Answer : Only in the federal elections for President of the United States can this occur, as the Electoral College vote outcome will supercede the popular vote's.

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Last Answer : (4) When he fails to secure even 1/6 of total votes polled Explanation: A deposit is a sum of money that a candidate must pay in return for the right to stand for election to certain political ... he polis less than one-sixth of the total valid votes cast in a First-past-the-post voting system.

Description : The winning candidate in the Election of President of India should secure– (1) Majority number of votes polled (2) Sixty six percent of votes polled (3) Fifty percent of votes polled (4) More than fifty percent and majority of the total votes polled

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Last Answer : (4) All of the MPs, MLAs and MLCs Explanation: All the members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha votes in the election of Vice— President of India.

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Last Answer : 2) 3% Explanation: According to the rules, a party has to win three percent of the total number of seats in a state assembly to become a regional party. In October 2011, the Election Commission ( ... the total valid votes polled in a state in addition to winning at least two seats in that Assembly.

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Last Answer : c) 9000

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Last Answer : Answer: D Total valid votes = 70% of 7600 = 5320 Number of valid votes to other candidate = 75% of 5320  = 75/100 *5320 = 399000/100  = 3990

Description : In an election between two candidates, the winner secured 85% of the total votes cast and wins by a majority of 6300 votes. How many votes did the losing candidate get? a) 1350 b) 2479 c) 3467 d) 5789

Last Answer : Answer: A  Total votes cast = 100%  Winner gets = 85%  Loser gets = 100 – 85 = 15%  Majority = Votes secured by winner – Votes secured by loser  = 85% - 15%  =70% =6300  Votes by the losing candidate = x = 15%  x = (15 * 6300)/70 x =(94500/70) x = 1350

Description : In an election three candidates received 2272 , 15272, and 23256 votes respectively. What percentage of the total votes did the winning candidate got? a) 25 b) 41 c) 75 d) 57 e) 93

Last Answer : Answer: D Total number of votes polled = (2272+15272+23256)  =40800 Required percentage = 23256/40800 ×100  = 2325600/40800  = 57

Description : In an election, candidate A got 40% of the total valid votes. If 55% of the total votes were declared invalid and the total numbers of votes is 280000, find the number of valid vote polled in favour of candidate. a) 32500 b) 56000 c) 35700 d) 50400 e) 29800

Last Answer : Answer: D Total number of invalid votes = 55 % of 280000  = 55/100 280000  = 15400000/100  = 154000 Total number of valid votes 280000 - 154000 = 126000 Percentage of votes polled in favour of candidate ... favour of candidate A = 40 % of 126000  = 40/100 126000  = 5040000/100  = 50400

Description : In an election between two candidates, one got 45% of the total valid votes, 40% of the votes were invalid. If the total number of votes was 15000, the number of valid votes that the other candidate got, was a) 2500 b) 3600 c) 4500 d) 4950 e) 9800 

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Description : Have you lost friendships because of the Presidential election?

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Last Answer : I mean Is the job of a presidential election’s moderator difficult? I flagged it

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Description : Is there a historical parallel for the upcoming presidential election?

Last Answer : To quote James T. Kirk from the movie Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country: “Earth, Hitler, 1938”

Description : Why do so many people want to try to predict the winner of the presidential election?

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Description : Are you undecided regarding the presidential election?

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Description : Do you think Mama Bear has a chance to win the 2012 presidential election?

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Description : Will you vote in the upcoming Presidential election and why or why not?

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Description : How do I vote in the 2008 Presidential Election?

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Last Answer : Andrew Jackson.

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Last Answer : John Adams, Federalist

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