Tag: election administration

A firehouse primary is a candidate nominating contest funded and overseen by a local party organization rather than public election officials.

A jungle primary is an election in which all candidates for elected office run in the same primary regardless of political party.

A “by-election” is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections.

“Dummymander” is a play on the term “gerrymander,” and it refers to a redrawing of a district map that actually ends up benefiting the opposite party that was designed to…

The “Election Administrator’s Prayer” is a phrase that is used to refer to the challenges and responsibilities faced by those who are responsible for administering elections.

An absentee ballot is a vote cast by someone who is unable to visit the official polling place on Election Day.

A blanket primary is a primary election whereby each voter can select one candidate per office regardless of party.

An “open primary” is an election that allows voters to select candidates on one party’s ballot without declaring their own party affiliation.

Petitioning is a phase in a campaign where organizers collect signatures from eligible voters to achieve a specific political objective.

The term “motor voter” refers to a law in the United States that allows eligible citizens to register to vote when they apply for or renew their driver’s license.

“Ballot box stuffing” is a term that refers to the practice of illegally submitting more than one vote in a ballot in which just one vote is actually permitted.

Ranked-choice voting is an electoral system where voters rank candidates in order of preference, instead of voting for just one candidate.