Unconditional Election is simply the recognition of the biblical teaching that God is free in the matter of salvation - James White

Unconditional Election is simply the recognition of the biblical teaching that God is free in the matter of salvation.He chooses to exercise mercy and grace toward undeserving creatures solely on the basis of "the good pleasure of his will"(Eph 1:5).There is nothing in the creature that merits,earns,or attracts His favor.His election is unconditional and that based solely on His purpose and His pleasure and not in anything whatsoever in the creature.

This belief of course is unpopular since it leaves no room for man's accomplishments,works,rituals,sacraments,or (and this is the main issue),the exercise of allegedly autonomous will.In biblical theology,it is God's free will not man's,that determines the outcome of the work of salvation

- James White

Debating Calvinism: Five Points, Two Views p.97

By Dave Hunt, James White