Ballot fatigue - the result when a voter stops voting for offices and initiatives at the bottom of a long ballot, caucus - a form of candidate nomination that occurs in a town-hall style format rather than a day-long election; usually reserved for presidential elections, chronic minority - voters who belong to political parties that tend not to be competitive in national elections because they are too small to become a majority or because of the Electoral College system distribution in their state, closed primary - an election in which only voters registered with a party may vote for that party’s candidates, Coattail effect - the result when a popular presidential candidate helps candidates from his or her party win their own elections, delegates - party members who are chosen to represent a particular candidate at the party’s state- or national-level nominating convention, district system - the means by which electoral votes are divided between candidates based on who wins districts and/or the state, early voting - an accommodation that allows voting up to two weeks before Election Day, Electoral College - the constitutionally created group of individuals, chosen by the states, with the responsibility of formally selecting the next U.S. president, incumbency advantage - the advantage held by officeholders that allows them to often win reelection, incumbent - the current holder of a political office, initiative - law or constitutional amendment proposed and passed by the voters and subject to review by the state courts; also called a proposition, midterm elections - the congressional elections that occur in the even-numbered years between presidential election years, in the middle of the president’s term, open primary - an election in which any registered voter may vote in any party’s primary or caucus, Platform - the set of issues important to the political party and the party delegates, political action committees - organizations created to raise money for political campaigns and spend money to influence policy and politics, recall - the removal of a politician or government official by the voters, referendum - a yes or no vote by citizens on a law or candidate proposed by the state government, residency requirement - the stipulation that citizen must live in a state for a determined period of time before a citizen can register to vote as a resident of that state, shadow campaign - a campaign run by political action committees and other organizations without the coordination of the candidate, straight-ticket voting - the practice of voting only for candidates from the same party, super PACS - organizations that can fundraise and spend as they please to support or attack a candidate but not contribute directly to a candidate or strategize with a candidate’s campaign, top-two primary - a primary election in which the two candidates with the most votes, regardless of party, become the nominees for the general election, voter fatigue - the result when voters grow tired of voting and stay home from the polls, voting-age population - the number of citizens over eighteen, voting-eligible population - the number of citizens eligible to vote, winner-take-all system - all electoral votes for a state are given to the candidate who wins the most votes in that state,

Voting And Elections

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