Search results for: “candidates”
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Front-runner
Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of Front-runner (You may find front-runner at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). also frontrunner, of political candidates, 1908, American English, a metaphor from horse racing (where it is used by 1901 of a horse that runs […]
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Greens
Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of Greens (You may find greens at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms). c. 1400, “vegetables;” 1690s, “freshly cut branches used for decoration,” from green; this term is also a noun.. Meaning “ecology […]
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Invalid Ballot
Invalid Ballot in Voting Law Definition of Invalid Ballot in the context of the United States election law: Voting paper that is marked incorrectly, in a way that does not conform with the electoral law and procedures, or is illegible so that the voter’s choice cannot be determined. […]
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Indirect Primary
Meaning of Indirect Primary in Political Science A very basic notion of Indirect Primary related to the United States’election law is provided here: Kind of primary where delegates choose candidates
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Zebra List
Zebra List in Voting Law Definition of Zebra List in the context of the United States election law: Term used mostly in west and southern Africa to describe a way in which candidates’ names are presented on a party’s list: male and female candidates alternate, so that a male candidate […]
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Political Communications Consultant
Political Communications Advisor or Consultant in Voting Law Definition of Political Communications Advisor or Consultant in the context of the United States election law: A communication specialist who helps candidates to improve their image among electors. This political advisor works on two […]
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Multiple Ballots
Multiple Ballots in Voting Law Definition of Multiple Ballots in the context of the United States election law: Unlike the single ballot, this is a voting procedure in which the voter is given a separate ballot paper for each candidate or list (there are as many ballots as there are candidates […]
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Party Convention
Party Convention in Voting Law Definition of Party Convention in the context of the United States election law: Periodic meeting of a party’s leaders and delegates to discuss and approve the party’s platform and position on key questions in an upcoming election, as well as to elect the […]
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Limited Voting
Limited Voting in Voting Law Definition of Limited Voting in the context of the United States election law: Voting system used in multi-member constituencies. Voters have more than one vote but fewer votes than the number of seats to be filled. The candidates with the most votes get elected, […]
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Election Process
Election Process in Voting Law Definition of Election Process in the context of the United States election law: Set of legal measures and concrete operations needed to hold an election. A starting point may be a writ or decree calling voters to vote in a particular election and may require the […]
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Election Process
Election Process in Voting Law Definition of Election Process in the context of the United States election law: Set of legal measures and concrete operations needed to hold an election. A starting point may be a writ or decree calling voters to vote in a particular election and may require the […]
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Candidate Registration
Candidate Registration in Voting Law Definition of Candidate Registration in the context of the United States election law: Process by which political parties and candidates enroll to participate in the elections, on the basis of eligibility and other legal criteria as required, such as […]
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Direct Contact With Constituents
Direct Contact With Voters or Constituents in Voting Law Definition of Direct Contact With Voters or Constituents in the context of the United States election law: Any means by which a candidate or list of candidates conveys an electoral message directly to voters rather than using media, […]
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Optical Mark Recognition Device
Optical Mark Recognition (omr) Device in Voting Law Definition of Optical Mark Recognition (omr) Device in the context of the United States election law: A scanner that can read specific marks in a defined set of locations on a page. The computer software used by an OMR scanner is programmed […]
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Lottery
A distribution of prizes by lot or chance ; a distribution of prizes by chance; a game of hazard in which small sums are ventured for the chance of obtaining a larger value either in money or other articles; an allotment or distribution of anything by chance; a procedure or scheme […]