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| nomination | the naming of those who seek office. Can be done in many different ways (self-announcement, caucus, CONVENTION, PRIMARY, petition) |
| general election | the regularly scheduled election at which voters make a final selection of office holders |
| caucus | as a naominating device, a group of like-minded people who meet to select the candidates they will support in an upcoming election |
| closed primary | one must be registered to a certain party to vote in that party's primary |
| open primary | Anyone can vote in either of the 2 primaries, but not in both. You may only vote in one primary |
| nonpartisan elections | candidates are not identified by party labels |
| absentee voting | voting made available to those unable to reach regular polling places |
| coattail effect | occurs when strong candidates running for office at top of ballot attract voters to other candidates on the party's ticket |
| precinct | a voting district |
| polling place | place you actually vote |
| ballot | the device by which voters register their choice in an election |
| Political Action Committee (PACs) | run by interest groups, unions & major corporations. Vehicles for funding candidates |
| subsidy | a grant of money, usually from a government to candidates. Each candidate is offered 75 million each. They may decline it. It you accept it, you may spend no more |
| loophole | a way to circument (get around) regulations that monitor candidate's funds. They provide ways to get around FEC (federal election commission) |
| soft money | NO LIMIT on how much money people CAN donate towards the "general party" which can be then filtered to someone's campaign |
| hard money | campaign money that is subject to regulations by the FEC |
