Chapter 7 The Electoral Process

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Chapter 7
The Electoral Process
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Chapter 7
The Electoral Process
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Nomination

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the naming of those who will seek office

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General Election

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regularly scheduled elections at which voters make the final selection of officeholders

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Caucus

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a group of like-minded persons 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 the party to pick the 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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Runoff Primary

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the two top vote-getters in the first direct primary face one another, and the winner of that vote becomes the nominee

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Coattail Effect

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occures when a strong candidate running for an office at the top of the ballot helps attract voters to other candidates on the party's ticket

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Precinct

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a voting district

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Polling PLace

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where the voters who live in a precinct actually vote

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Ballot

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the device by which a voter registers a choice in an election

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Political Action Committee

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(PACs) the political arms of special interest groups that have a major stake in public policy