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Voting machine — Election technology Certification of voting machines Independent Testing Authority (ITA) NVLAP VVSG End to end auditable voting systems Help America Vote Act Independent verific …   Wikipedia

First Minister and deputy First Minister — Incumbent Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness since 5 June 2008 and 8 May 2007 (respectively) Appointer …   Wikipedia

Voting methods (parliamentary) — Voting methods in parliamentary procedure are the methods used in a deliberative assembly to take a vote. Common Voting methodsViva voceA vote by voice is the regular method of voting on any motion that does not require more than a majority vote… …   Wikipedia

Voting in Switzerland — is the process by which Swiss citizens make decisions about governance and elect officials. Voting takes place over the week end, with emphasis being put on the Sunday. At noon on that day ( Abstimmungssonntag in German), voting ends.Switzerland… …   Wikipedia

First Māori elections — 1866 ← members 15 April – 6 May 1868 → 1871 members …   Wikipedia

First Council of Nicaea — Date 325 AD Accepted by Anglicans Assyrian Church of the East Calvinists Eastern Orthodox Lutherans Old Catholics Oriental Orthodox Roman Catholics Previous council None Next coun …   Wikipedia

First Fruits — are a religious offering of the first agricultural produce of the harvest. In classical Greek, Roman, Hebrew and Christian religions, the first fruits were offered to the temple or church. First Fruits were often a primary source of income to… …   Wikipedia

first-past-the-post — firstˈ pastˈ the postˈ adjective Denoting or relating to a system of voting in which each voter casts only one non transferable vote, the candidate receiving the most votes being declared the winner • • • Main Entry: ↑first * * * first past the… …   Useful english dictionary

First-wave feminism — refers to a period of feminist activity during the nineteenth and early twentieth century in the United Kingdom and the United States. It focused on de jure (officially mandated) inequalities, primarily on gaining women s suffrage (the right to… …   Wikipedia

first-past-the-post — adj [only before noun] BrE a first past the post system of electing a politician, a government etc is one in which the person or party who gets the most votes wins ▪ Britain s first past the post electoral system first past the post voting …   Dictionary of contemporary English

First-Preferred Stock — is an equity ownership that has seniority over preferred and common stock, particularly with respect to dividends and assets. First preferred stock is also superior to second preferred stock, but is subordinate to debt holders. Preferred stock… …   Investment dictionary