Election ink

Electoral ink, indelible ink, electoral stain or phosphoric ink is a semi-permanent ink or dye that is applied to the forefinger (usually) of voters during elections in order to prevent electoral fraud such as double voting. It is an effective method for countries where identification documents for citizens are not always standardised or institutionalised. One of the more common election ink compositions is based on silver nitrate, which can produce a stain lasting several weeks. It was first used during the 1962 Indian general election, in Mysore State, now the modern-day state of Karnataka.

Balloting

Ballots
Absentee ballot Provisional ballot Sample ballot
Candidates and Ballot measures
Write-in candidate Electorate Slate Ticket
Collection
Ballot box Compulsory voting Early voting Electronic voting Open ballot Polling place Postal voting Precinct Vote center Voting booth
Counting
Popular vote Tally Voting machine

Electoral systems

Plurality and majoritarian systems
First-past-the-post voting Two-round system Instant-runoff voting Plurality-at-large voting General ticket Usual judgment
Proportional and semi-proportional systems
Single non-transferable vote Cumulative voting Binomial system Party-list Single transferable voting Spare vote
Mixed-member systems
Mixed-member proportional Additional member system Mixed single vote (positive vote transfer) Scorporo (negative vote transfer) Mixed ballot transferable vote Alternative Vote Plus Dual-member proportional Rural–urban proportional Majority bonus system Parallel voting (Mixed member majoritarian)

Voting strategies

Protest votes
Issue voting Fusion voting Split-ticket voting Straight-ticket voting Tactical voting Vote pairing
Abstention Donkey vote Election boycott None of the above Refused ballot Spoilt vote

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