Tag: Elections
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Absolute Majority
Absolute Majority in Voting Law Definition of Absolute Majority in the context of the United States election law: System in which a candidate (or list of candidates) is elected by obtaining more than 50% of the votes.
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Election Campaign
Election Campaign in Voting Law Definition of Election Campaign in the context of the United States election law: Series of activities, occurring before a vote, carried out by political parties or individuals, in order to promote their political programme and principles. These activities can […]
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Election Programme
Election Platform or Manifesto or Programme in Voting Law Definition of Election Platform or Manifesto or Programme in the context of the United States election law: The principles, values and projects that one or more candidates or political party present during their campaign and commit to […]
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Compulsory Voting
Compulsory Voting in Voting Law Definition of Compulsory Voting in the context of the United States election law: Legal measure by which citizens are obliged to vote. In certain countries, individuals who abstain from voting without good and sufficient reason can be subject to a fine.
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Constitutional Court
Constitutional Court in the law of the United States Constitutional Court: Related U.S. Resources Constitutional Court in the American Law Encyclopedia Judicial Organization Keywords in the U.S. Legal Corpus Judicial Organization Topics in the United States Legal Dictionary See Also […]
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Seal
Originally, denoted wax or wafer with an impression. However, to constitute a valid seal, in modern times, neither wax, wafer nor other adhesive substance is now required. All that is needed is the impression and this may be visible by means of an indentation on the face of the […]
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Press Release
Press Release in Voting Law Definition of Press Release in the context of the United States election law: Official statement, announcement or notice published in the media by the government, election authority, candidate(s) or national/international observers on a specific subject. Press […]
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Two Party System
Two Party System in Voting Law Definition of Two Party System in the context of the United States election law: Political system in which only two major parties dominate the political scene alternately.
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Advance Voting
Advance Voting in Voting Law Definition of Advance Voting in the context of the United States election law: Method by which a registered voter who cannot vote on election day may do so earlier. This can be done in several ways, including by postal vote or at a specific location.
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Voting Age
Voting Age in Voting Law Definition of Voting Age in the context of the United States election law: Minimum legal age that a person must reach in order to be eligible to vote. The age is usually 18 but may vary from one country to another.