Goverment Ch 5

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Universal suffrage

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Voting is open for virtually all persone 18 years of age or older

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Literacy rate

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As a prequisite for voters rigistration, this test was designed and administered in ways intended to prevent African Americans and Latinos from voting

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Grandfather clause

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Exempted people from educational,property,or tax requirements for voting if they were qualified to vote before 1867, or were descendents of such person

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Poll tax

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A tax levied in Texas from 1902 until a similar Virginia tax was declared unconstitutional in 1962, failure to pay the annual tax made a citizen ineligible to vote in party primaries or in special and general elections

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White primary

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A nominating system designed to prevent african americans & some mexican americans from participating in Democratic primaries for 1923-1944

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Racial gerrymandering

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Drawing districts designed to affect representation of an racial group inn a legislative chamber, city councile, commissioners court, or other representative body

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at-large majority district

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A district that elects two or more representatives

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Motor voter law

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Legislation requiring certain goverment offices to offer voter registration applications to clients

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Voter turnout

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The percentage of the voting age population casting ballots in an election

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Texas election Code

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The body of state law concerning parties, primaries, and elections

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Voter registration

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A qualified voter must register with the county voting registrar, who compiles lists of qualified voters residing in each voting precinct

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Early voting

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Conducted at the county court house and selected polling places before the designated primary, special,or general election day

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Voting precinct

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The basic geographic area for conducting primaries and election; Texas is divided into more that 8,500 voting precrincts

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Elections administration

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Less than 12% of Texas counties employ a full-time election administrator to supervise voter registration and voting

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Election judge

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Appointed by the county commissioners court to administer an election in a voting precinct

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Primary election

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A preliminary election conducted within the party to select candidates who will run for public office in a subsequent general election

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Direct primary

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A nominating system that allow voters to participate directly in the slection of candidates for public office

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General election

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Held in November of even-numbered years to elect county and state officals from among candidates nominated in primaries or(for small parties)in nominating convention

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Runoff primary

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Held a month after the fitst primary to allow party members to choose a candidaites form the first primary's top 2 vote-getters

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Closed primary

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A primary in which voters must declare their support for the party before they permitted to participate in the selection of its candidates

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Open primary

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A primary in which voters are not required to declare party identification

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Nonpartisan blanket primaries

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A nominating process whereby voters indicate their perferences by using a single ballot on which are printed the names and repective party lables of all persons seeking nomination

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Independent candidate

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A candidate who rund in a general election without party endorsement or selection

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Jungle primary

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Louisiana conducts a jungle primary in which candidates from all parties compete in a single election. A candidate who receives 50% or more of the vote is elected; otherwise, a runoff between the top 2 candidates must be held

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Canvas

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To scrutinize the results of an election and then confirm and certify the vote tally fir each candidate

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off-year or midterm election

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A general election held in the even-numbered year following a preisdental election

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Special election

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An election called by the governor to fill a vacancy (eg.,US congressional or state legislative office) or vote on a proposed state constitutional amendment or local bond issue