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Election law
________ is determined by states, Constitution doesnt have any power.
Caucus
________:: used by some states, traditional, public meetings, some people convince others to come to their candidates side.
Suffrage
________:: the right to vote.
Clintons
Motor voting:: passed in ________ era 1993, when you get your DL, you can go to the DMV and register to vote as well, and DE has online registration for 10 years, no real fraud.
Republican caucus
________:: vote by secret ballot, but is different from primary because persuading is allowed.
Convention nominating
________:: not used by any states anymore, major parties used to hold conventions in each state to have the party "boss "choose each states nomination.
DE
Early voting:: starts in October in ________, until voting week, each county has a polling place during that weekend, is a good option because people are busy.
Democrat caucus
________:: any candidates group that doesnt have at least 15 % of the votes is disbanded, and those supporters are sent to other candidates, until 2 are left and 1 wins.
suffrage
the right to vote
disenfranchisement
take away voting rights
Proving Residence
you can provide a drivers license, and if no DL, then you can provide bills addressed to your address
states that have restricted voting access
Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin
Motor voting
passed in Clintons era 1993, when you get your DL, you can go to the DMV and register to vote as well, and DE has online registration for 10 years, no real fraud
purging the registration
every so often the states purges all records to get rid of stagnant registration of felons and deceased people, but sometimes voters dont know about purges until election day, and they are ineligible to vote in that election
early voting
starts in October in DE, until voting week, each county has a polling place during that weekend, is a good option because people are busy
absentee voting
ask commission to give you an absentee ballot, must be requested, can be done from DE DoE site, good for college students or immobilized people or military
Mail-In voting
given ballot at home, and you mail it in, different from absentee because it is the norm in some states
traditional poll
walk in, prove identity, press buttons in booth
convention nominating
not used by any states anymore, major parties used to hold conventions in each state to have the party "boss" choose each states nomination
Caucus
used by some states, traditional, public meetings, some people convince others to come to their candidates side
Primary
most common method, calling a private vote, held on Tuesday, polling place close to where you live, assigned when you register, better for big states
Open primary
once in the voting booth, any registered voter can mark their choices in one partys section on a multiparty ballot
semi-open primary
any registered voter must declare which partys ballot they want before entering the voting booth
semi-closed primary
registered party members vote using their partys ballot, unaffiliated voters may participate by choosing one partys ballot
closed primary
registered party members may vote using their own partys ballot, independents are not allowed to participate at all
open caucus
any registered voter, regardless of party affiliation, can participate in the caucus meeting
closed caucus
registered voters can only participate if they are members of that party
democrat caucus
any candidates group that doesnt have at least 15% of the votes is disbanded, and those supporters are sent to other candidates, until 2 are left and 1 wins
republican caucus
vote by secret ballot, but is different from primary because persuading is allowed
primary average participation
20%
mid term average participation
40%
general election average participation
60%
why not popular vote
the framers didnt think the people were capable of making such a big decision as electing the president, so they entrusted it in the hands of electors and state legislatures in the beginning
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