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  • Brazil's 513-seat lower house is filled using an open-list proportional representation system that allocates seats to parties according to the total number of votes their candidates win -- meaning extremely successful candidates can sometimes pull several allies into office.

    'Grumpy The Clown' Elected To Brazilian Congress (VIDEO) AP 2010

  • Brazil's 513-seat lower house is filled using an open-list proportional representation system that allocates seats to parties according to the total number of votes their candidates win -- meaning extremely successful candidates can sometimes pull several allies into office.

    'Grumpy The Clown' Elected To Brazilian Congress (VIDEO) AP 2010

  • Brazil's 513-seat lower house is filled using an open-list proportional representation system that allocates seats to parties according to the total number of votes their candidates win -- meaning extremely successful candidates can sometimes pull several allies into office.

    'Grumpy The Clown' Elected To Brazilian Congress (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • For the first time, an open-list system will be in operation, meaning that Iraqis will be voting for individuals rather than political groupings.

    Spero News 2010

  • The elections were held according to an open-list system, in which voters can choose individual candidates from lists presented by political parties or alliances.

    BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition 2010

  • He envisages an all-elected 300-seat house, with elections starting at the general election of 2014/15, in constituencies of a size similar to those in the European elections and using an open-list PR system.

    Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com 2010

  • While there is no readily available information on the ranking of these female candidates on their respective lists of candidates, they all maintain that under the open-list system they can draw sufficient support from enlightened voters [and women] to get elected.

    Memri Latest Blogs 2010

  • The 2010 parliamentary elections are operating with an open-list system, giving voters power to choose their candidates.

    Center for American Progress Brian Katulis 2010

  • He envisages an all-elected 300-seat house, with elections starting at the general election of 2014/15, in constituencies of a size similar to those in the European elections and using an open-list PR system.

    Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com 2010

  • If that is right, then it can't be SNTV, but it still could be an open list: many open-list ballots contain one area for checking a party name and another for optionally writing in the name or number of a candidate from the chosen party.

    Fruits and Votes 2009

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  • Just noticed the conversation about open lists on features. I'll add this word to all of my open lists in case anyone wants to add to them. (And thanks for all the help I've had so far!) Credit: Prolagus

    December 12, 2008

  • The new paradox is that this word is now fit for Meta, but Meta is not an open list so it shouldn't have it listed...

    December 12, 2008

  • I'm hoping John will add the promised automatic marker soon and this method will never become popular enough for me to have to worry about it. (Besides, the right-hand column would become enormous if we all used this...)

    December 12, 2008

  • That should convince John :)

    December 12, 2008

  • Popularity would make it very hard to manage. I couldn't even remember which ones I'd set as open. Unfortunately, you can't tag a list without tagging every word in it as well. Hopefully the marker feature will be out soon.

    Not to mention, having it in my lists is somehow annoying.

    December 12, 2008

  • Another temporary idea could be adding Prolagus's open lists (in my case) and it would become a list in reverse -- cool! I'll do it soon.

    December 12, 2008

  • Mercy Me!

    December 12, 2008

  • Yo, bilby. :D

    December 18, 2008

  • @Prolagus-Paradox: Kudos, wonderful. :-)

    December 18, 2008

  • I finally chose to add �? (Z NOTATION SPOT) to the name of my open lists.

    June 23, 2009

  • I can't see it.

    June 23, 2009

  • What do you see instead?

    June 23, 2009

  • Nozink. What I think are your open lists appear to be indented one space.

    June 23, 2009

  • Crap! How about the rest of you?

    June 23, 2009

  • I can see them.

    June 23, 2009

  • I can see the big black spot!

    June 23, 2009

  • In your first post, I see this:

    �? (Z NOTATION SPOT)

    In your second one, the link works.

    If that's not what you're asking, sorry--I'm not really awake yet. *yawns*

    June 23, 2009

  • C_b: My list of lists should show that spot for all my open lists.

    June 23, 2009

  • Right, on the linked page I see big blue spots. And I think I'm awake. At least I should be.

    June 23, 2009

  • I see indents too.

    Edit: In Explorer I see boxes.

    June 23, 2009

  • But Pro, if there are indents, squares, or dots, don't they all serve the same purpose? *possibly still not awake*

    June 23, 2009

  • WHY??

    June 26, 2009