Ukuvota
Ukuvota kuyindlela lapho iqembu, elinjengomhlangano noma abavoti, lihlangana ndawonye ngenjongo yokwenza isinqumo esiyiqoqo noma ukuzwakalisa umbono ngokuvamile kulandela izingxoxo, izinkulumo-mpikiswano noma imikhankaso yokhetho. Umbuso wentando yeningi ikhetha abanikazi bezikhundla eziphezulu ngokuvota. Izakhamuzi zendawo emelwe yisikhulu esikhethiwe zibizwa ngokuthi "ama-constituents", futhi abavoti abakhetha ukuvotela umuntu abakhethiwe babizwa ngokuthi "abavoti." Kunezinhlelo ezihlukene zokuqoqa amavoti, kodwa nakuba izinhlelo eziningi ezisetshenziswa ekuthathweni kwezinqumo zingasetshenziswa njengezinhlelo zokhetho, noma yiziphi ezibhekelela ukumelwa ngokulinganayo zingasetshenziswa kuphela okhethweni. [1]
Ezinhlanganweni ezincane, ukuvota kungenzeka ngezindlela eziningi ezahlukene: ngokusemthethweni ngevoti ukukhetha abanye ngokwesibonelo endaweni yokusebenza, ukukhetha amalungu ezinhlangano zezombusazwe, noma ukukhetha izindima zabanye; noma ngokungakahleleki ngesivumelwano esikhulunywayo noma isenzo esifana nesandla esiphakanyisiwe, noma ngogesi.