Explain the free election theory. Also discuss its drawback
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➦Aɴ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴀ ғᴏʀᴍᴀʟ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴏɴ-ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ʙʏ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇs ᴀɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟ ᴏʀ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴘʟᴇ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟs ᴛᴏ ʜᴏʟᴅ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴏғғɪᴄᴇ.
A ʙᴀʟʟᴏᴛ ʙᴏx ᴜsᴇᴅ ɪɴ Fʀᴀɴᴄᴇ
Eʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜsᴜᴀʟ ᴍᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪsᴍ ʙʏ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʀɴ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴅᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ ʜᴀs ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ 17ᴛʜ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ.[1] Eʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴍᴀʏ ғɪʟʟ ᴏғғɪᴄᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇɢɪsʟᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ, sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴊᴜᴅɪᴄɪᴀʀʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʀ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ. Tʜɪs ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴜsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴘʀɪᴠᴀᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴜsɪɴᴇss ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴs, ғʀᴏᴍ ᴄʟᴜʙs ᴛᴏ ᴠᴏʟᴜɴᴛᴀʀʏ ᴀssᴏᴄɪᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏʀᴘᴏʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴs.
Tʜᴇ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀsᴀʟ ᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀs ᴀ ᴛᴏᴏʟ ғᴏʀ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴠᴇs ɪɴ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʀɴ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴅᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄɪᴇs ɪs ɪɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴛɪᴄ ᴀʀᴄʜᴇᴛʏᴘᴇ, ᴀɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ Aᴛʜᴇɴs, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ Eʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀɴ ᴏʟɪɢᴀʀᴄʜɪᴄ ɪɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴏғғɪᴄᴇs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ғɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴜsɪɴɢ sᴏʀᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀʟsᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴀʟʟᴏᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ, ʙʏ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴏғғɪᴄᴇʜᴏʟᴅᴇʀs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴄʜᴏsᴇɴ ʙʏ ʟᴏᴛ.
Eʟᴇᴄᴛᴏʀᴀʟ ʀᴇғᴏʀᴍ ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪʙᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ᴏғ ɪɴᴛʀᴏᴅᴜᴄɪɴɢ ғᴀɪʀ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴏʀᴀʟ sʏsᴛᴇᴍs ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ɪɴ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ, ᴏʀ ɪᴍᴘʀᴏᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀɪʀɴᴇss ᴏʀ ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇɴᴇss ᴏғ ᴇxɪsᴛɪɴɢ sʏsᴛᴇᴍs. Psᴇᴘʜᴏʟᴏɢʏ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴜᴅʏ ᴏғ ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ sᴛᴀᴛɪsᴛɪᴄs ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs (ᴇsᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛɪɴɢ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛs). Eʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴄᴛ ᴏғ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ, ᴏʀ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ.
Tᴏ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴs "ᴛᴏ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛ ᴏʀ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴏɴ", ᴀɴᴅ sᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ғᴏʀᴍs ᴏғ ʙᴀʟʟᴏᴛ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ʀᴇғᴇʀᴇɴᴅᴜᴍs ᴀʀᴇ ʀᴇғᴇʀʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀs ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs, ᴇsᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ Uɴɪᴛᴇᴅ Sᴛᴀᴛᴇs.
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Aɴ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴀ ғᴏʀᴍᴀʟ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴏɴ-ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ʙʏ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀ ᴘᴏᴘᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄʜᴏᴏsᴇs ᴀɴ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟ ᴏʀ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪᴘʟᴇ ɪɴᴅɪᴠɪᴅᴜᴀʟs ᴛᴏ ʜᴏʟᴅ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ᴏғғɪᴄᴇ.
A ʙᴀʟʟᴏᴛ ʙᴏx ᴜsᴇᴅ ɪɴ Fʀᴀɴᴄᴇ
Eʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴜsᴜᴀʟ ᴍᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪsᴍ ʙʏ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʀɴ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴅᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄʏ ʜᴀs ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ 17ᴛʜ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ.[1] Eʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴍᴀʏ ғɪʟʟ ᴏғғɪᴄᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇɢɪsʟᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ, sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴊᴜᴅɪᴄɪᴀʀʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ғᴏʀ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ. Tʜɪs ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴜsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴘʀɪᴠᴀᴛᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴜsɪɴᴇss ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴs, ғʀᴏᴍ ᴄʟᴜʙs ᴛᴏ ᴠᴏʟᴜɴᴛᴀʀʏ ᴀssᴏᴄɪᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏʀᴘᴏʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴs.
Tʜᴇ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀsᴀʟ ᴜsᴇ ᴏғ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀs ᴀ ᴛᴏᴏʟ ғᴏʀ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴠᴇs ɪɴ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʀɴ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴅᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴄɪᴇs ɪs ɪɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀsᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴍᴏᴄʀᴀᴛɪᴄ ᴀʀᴄʜᴇᴛʏᴘᴇ, ᴀɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ Aᴛʜᴇɴs, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ Eʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴜsᴇᴅ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴀɴ ᴏʟɪɢᴀʀᴄʜɪᴄ ɪɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏsᴛ ᴘᴏʟɪᴛɪᴄᴀʟ ᴏғғɪᴄᴇs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ғɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴜsɪɴɢ sᴏʀᴛɪᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀʟsᴏ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴀʟʟᴏᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ, ʙʏ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴏғғɪᴄᴇʜᴏʟᴅᴇʀs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴄʜᴏsᴇɴ ʙʏ ʟᴏᴛ.
Eʟᴇᴄᴛᴏʀᴀʟ ʀᴇғᴏʀᴍ ᴅᴇsᴄʀɪʙᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇss ᴏғ ɪɴᴛʀᴏᴅᴜᴄɪɴɢ ғᴀɪʀ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴏʀᴀʟ sʏsᴛᴇᴍs ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ɪɴ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ, ᴏʀ ɪᴍᴘʀᴏᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀɪʀɴᴇss ᴏʀ ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇɴᴇss ᴏғ ᴇxɪsᴛɪɴɢ sʏsᴛᴇᴍs. Psᴇᴘʜᴏʟᴏɢʏ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ sᴛᴜᴅʏ ᴏғ ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ sᴛᴀᴛɪsᴛɪᴄs ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs (ᴇsᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛɪɴɢ ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛs). Eʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴄᴛ ᴏғ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ, ᴏʀ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ.
Tᴏ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛ ᴍᴇᴀɴs "ᴛᴏ sᴇʟᴇᴄᴛ ᴏʀ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴄɪsɪᴏɴ", ᴀɴᴅ sᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ғᴏʀᴍs ᴏғ ʙᴀʟʟᴏᴛ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀs ʀᴇғᴇʀᴇɴᴅᴜᴍs ᴀʀᴇ ʀᴇғᴇʀʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀs ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴs, ᴇsᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ Uɴɪᴛᴇᴅ Sᴛᴀᴛᴇs.