| A | B |
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| plurality | refers to the way most elections are won |
| initiative | voters are able to place propsed legislation on the general ballot to be approved or rejected by voters |
| referendum | legislators place proposed bills on the genera ballot for approval after the legislature have already passed the bill |
| exit poll | encountered by voters while leaving the polls so that the media may better predict the winner |
| straight ticket | voting for the same political party |
| split ticket | voting for candidates from either political party |
| run-off | special election between two candidates who did not receive a majority |
| caucus | meeting of political party members to conduct party business |
| closed primary | an election in which only declared members of a party ae allowed to vote for the party's nominees |
| open primay | an election in whch voters need not declare their pary preference to vote for the pary's nominees |
| general election | voters choose candidates from various offices. They take place on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November |
| recall | a special election in whihc citizes can vote to emove a public official from office |
