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| naming candidates for public office |
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established in constitution
least 25
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established in constitution
least 30yrs. old
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senior advisors
citizen volunteers
consultants |
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| Methods of Nomination (list) |
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Self-Announcement
caucus
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Petition- formal document signed by a specific number of qualified voters for a candidate in the election district.
independent announcement- when one desirous of running for a particular office announces his intention of running or has someone else make the announcement.
Caucaus- private meeting of individuals who selected the candidates they would support in the upcoming elections.
Convention-(more representative method) candidates and delegates to the state convention were selected.
Direct Primary- preliminary election held to select candidates and/or delegates to party conventions. |
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| participants must be registered as members of one party adn may vote for the candidates from only the party they belong |
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| voters do not have to declare their party membership |
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(wide-open)
ballot included names of all candidates |
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| election used to fill an elective office |
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| residents of a district represented by an elected official |
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| ability of a strong candidate at the top of the ticket to attract votes for other members of his party running for lesser offices |
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| vote for all the candidates in one party |
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front-porch campaign
televised |
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| coverage of campaign activities on nightly news |
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| latest tool to aid the candidate's campaign |
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| allowed senators to be directly elected by the people |
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| individuals appointed by political parties and candidates to observe the polls on election day |
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| location in a specific precinct where residents of that area go to vote |
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| to officially enroll for the purpose of voting |
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| national voter registration act |
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motor voter law
person can also register when he/she applies for or renews a driver's license or at local state employment, welfare, or other social agency offices. |
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austrailian ballots
listed all candidates and issues to allow voters to privately mark their choices and put their vote in a secured ballot box |
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| voters unable to vote at their polling place on election day |
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| campaign money raised for a specific candidate in federal elections and spent according to federal laws and restrictions |
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| Campaign money raised apart from federal regulations and given to local, state, and national party organizations to be used for "party-building" activities such as voter registration efforts and get-out-the-vote drives. |
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| Political action committees (PAC's) |
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| committees formed by interest groups that raise money and make contributions to specific individuals' campaigns or causes. |
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| expenses by a person or group that communicates to the voters to help elect or defeat a candidate w/out the candidate's knowledge or support. |
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| said that the First Am. was violated by the limitation of a candidate's spending of his own money, the restricting of the campaign's total expenses, and limiting independent expenditures. |
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most well known of the recently proposed campaign finance reform bills.
Main provisions included bans on foreign national contributions, soft money, and postal franking for congressional members seeking reelection. |
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| Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 |
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| stopped unions and corporations from making unregulated contributions "soft money" to political parties. |
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| extended voting rights to 18yr olds |
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| gave voting rights to all citizens regardless of race |
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| Women were given voting rights |
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| First to win on a write in ballot |
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most widely used on local level
(formal document signed by qualified voters |
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| excercise constitutional rights ______ |
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