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nomination
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the process of a candidate selection in a democracy
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general elections
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the regularly scheduled election at which voters make a final selection of officeholders
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self announced nomination
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the candidate announces their decision to be in the running for an office
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cacaus
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as a nominating device, a group of like minded people who meet to select the candidates they will support in an upcoming election
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direct primary
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an election held within a party to pick that party’s candidates for the general election
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closed primary
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a party nominating election in which only declared party members can vote
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open primary
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a party nominating election in which any qualified voter can take part
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blanket primary
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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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run off primary
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a primary in which the top two vote getters in the first direct primary face one another
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nonpartisan election
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elections in which candidates are not identified by party labels
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nomination by petition
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petitions are signed in order to nominate a candidate
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