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absentee ballot paper ballot requested by a voter who cannot physically go to the polls to vote
alienated voter
bloc voting people with similar characteristics tend to vote the same way
disfranchise denying the right to vote
franchise the right to vote
general election an election in which registered voters cast ballots for candidates running for local, state, and national offices
off-year election a congressional election held in years when there is no presidential election
political action committee section of a special interest group created to give campaign funds to favored candidates
poll tax a tax that had to be paid before a person could vote. In 1964, these were made unconstitutional for national elections.
primary election an election in which members of a political party choose their party's candidates for the coming general election
recount an official second counting of election ballots, triggered by a legal challenge of the first count
registration process by which a citizen signs up to vote
residency living within the state for a period of time before being allowed to vote
secret ballot a system of voting that allows voters to keep their choices secret. The government provides uniform numbered ballots that list all candidates. A ballot is given to each voter at the polling place and is marked in private. First developed in Australia.
special election an election held between general elections for a specific purpose, such as a recall
split ticket when voters support some of their own party's candidates while also voting for candidates from other parties
vote fraud
write-in vote when a voter adds the name of a candidate not printed on the ballot originally
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