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appointment

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a designation to serve, based upon ability and other qualifications

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general election

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this follows the primary election voters determine which of the nominated candidates shall hold office

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independents

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a voter with no party affiliation

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polling official

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designated authorities who see to the fairness of the election at each voting precinct

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primary

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an early election in which delegates select and nominate candidates for office

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referendum

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the submitting of a proposed public measure for voting by the general public

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short ballot

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a ticket for voting that shows only the names of the candidates for the highest offices

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split ticket

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voting for the best candidates for each office regardless of party

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straight ticket

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a person votes for all candidates of that party for all offices

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voting booth

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a device used in elections; its privacy curtain or shield ensures the citizen of secrecy while voting

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voting machine

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a mechanism used in elections with a systems of buttons and levers, the voter has no need of writing utensils

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absentee voting

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process for those who cannot be present at their polling place because of health or obligation

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Australian ballot

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a secret ballot, originated in Australia

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contested election

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if a losing candidate feels that fraud has occurred he may call the commission to recount the votes

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election board

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selected by distinct election board, a group that sees to the fairness and efficiency of an election

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inspector

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one who is responsible for the proper conduct of the election

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office bloc arrangement

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titles of offices appear across the ballot; the cndidates of parties for each office are below the titles

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oral voting

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older form of voting where voters would call out the name of the candidates

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party column method

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names of the at tops of the columns; titles of various offices are shown at sides

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poll watcher poll wt

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a citizen who is paid by the parties to keep a watchful eye on the voters and officials

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polling place

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specific voting area; each voter is assigned a particular place within the district where he lives

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secret ballot

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ballot that is kept private and distributed only at the polling places and only by the officials

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the voters cannot possibly learn enough about the candidates for all offices to vote intelligently

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The long ballot is a handicap because:

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straight ticket

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the long ballot encouraged ( ) voting.

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split ticket

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the alternative to voting a straight ticket is to vote a ( )

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candidate

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To vote a split ticket requires a knowledge of the qualifications of every ( )

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short

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on the ( ) ballot only the names of the candidates for the highest office appears on the ballot

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4

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the president and vice president are elected one every ( ) years.

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unopposed

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one way to cut down on the number of elections is to not have an election when all the persons are ( ) which happens frequently.

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precincts

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each district or city is divided into ( )

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400

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the average number of voters per precinct is ( )

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fire stations, schools, libraries, police stations

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four types of public buildings used for polling places are the ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

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3,5

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there are generally ( ) to ( ) election officers at each polling place

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county supervisors, district election board

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the members of the election board are selected by the ( ) or the ( )

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orally

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in the early days of our democracy, voting was done ( )

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Australian

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in 1888 the ( ) or secret ballot introduced in the U.S.

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Louisville, Kentucky

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The Australian ballot was first used in ( )

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recount

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a contested election means that the losing candidate is demanding a ( )

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mail

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in absentee voting a person obtains a ballot from his county election officer either in person beforehand or by ( )

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business, ill, physically disabled

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nearly all states allow those who are absent on ( ) or those who are ( ) or ( ) to vote.

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notary public, clerk

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in absentee voting a person marks the ballot and then swears before a ( ) that he is registered and qualified voter,. He then sends his ballot to the county ( )

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election board

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election officers are chosen by the ( )

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fraud is nearly impossible, assure absolute secrecy, do away with the need for numerous officials to count ballot.

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what is the advantage for the use of voting machines?

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