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Blanket Primary |
a voting process in which voters receive a long ballot containing the names of all contenders, regardless of party, and can vote however they choose. |
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Runoff Primary |
a primary in which the top two vote-getters in the first direct primary face one another. |
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Nonpartisan Election |
election in which candidates are not identified by party labels. |
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Ballot |
the device voters use to register a choice in an election. |
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Absentee Voting |
provisions made for those unable to get to their regular polling places on election day. |
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Coattail Effect |
the effect of a strong candidate running for n office at the top of the ballot helping to attract voters to other candidates on the party's ticket. |
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Precinct |
the smallest unit of election administration; a voting district. |