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| Regular elections held every 2 years to elect state officeholders. |
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| the forms used by voters to casts their ballots; each county, with approval of the secretary of state, determines the form of the ballot |
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| All forms of involvement citizens can have that are related to governance. |
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| The act of qualifying to vote by formally enrolling on an official list of voters. |
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| Paper ballot form where candidates are listed by party and by office. |
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| Ballot form where candidates are listed by office with party affiliation listed by their name; most often used with computer ballots. |
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| A person whose name appears on the ballot without a political party designation. |
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| An election used by major political parties in Texas to nominate candidates for the November general election. |
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| Political action committees (PACs) |
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| Spin-offs of interest groups that collect money for campaign contributions and other activity. |
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| An organization of individuals sharing common goals that tries to influence governmental decisions. |
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| Interest groups that have individual citizens or businesses as members. |
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| Interest groups that represent more specific business interests. |
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| The practice of trying to influence members of the legislature, originally by catching legislators in the lobby of the capitol. |
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| Various activities in which interest groups engage to try to influence the outcome of elections. |
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| "Whatever governments choose to do or not to do." --Thomas Dye |
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| A measure of how liberal or conservative a state is on some state policies. |
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| A lasting shift of party loyalty or attachment. |
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| The total taxes raised in a state divided by the number of residents. |
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| tax shifting of taxes to citizens in other states. |
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| Tax that a citizen pays when he or she buys goods and services. |
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