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The Texas race became a non-partisan , " all-up " election in which the March primaries were invalidated and everyone could run because of redistricting issues . I mean , this system of government here - - you do not have a national election in which all of the people vote to see who would be the leader . But the cost of overcoming these barriers will pale next to the result : a system of voting that gives all citizens an equal and precise voice , and an election in which the president is elected by a true majority . As if these issues were n't enough , investors in Mexico have also had to contend with a disputed presidential election in which the pro-business candidate , Felipe Calderon , won by a mere 244,000 votes . The first election in which this mass participation of Blacks occurred was in 1871 . " Napoleon was the first ruler to make effective use of the plebiscite - - that special national election in which the voting public is required to decide one important issue . The latest warning came in last month 's Bangkok governorship election in which the Democrat candidate came in a distant third . In any election in which no choice on the ballot receives a majority of the votes cast , a runoff election shall be conducted between the two choices receiving the highest number of votes .