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| closed primary | a party nominating election in which only declared party members are allowed to vote |
| coattail effect | this occurs when a strong candidate running for an office at the top of the ballot helps attract voters to other candidates on the party's ticket |
| polling place | where voters who live in a particular precinct actually go to vote |
| runoff primary | whee the two top vote getters in a direct primary face one another, with the winner receiving the nomination |
| petitions | these are generally required by state law for nominating minor party candidates |
| nominating | this is an important stage because it sets real limits to the choices voters can make in the general election |
| FEC | is an independent agency in the exec utive branch, it administers federal law dealing with campaign finance, and it places limits on campaign expenditures and contributions |
| voting machines | these are used to minimuze vote-counting errors |
| campaign contributions | for a presidential candidate, these can be made by an American |
| nonpartisan primary | a primary in which candidates are not labeled by party |
| moving levers, marking a punch card, returning a mail-in ballot | methods of completing election ballots |
| self-announcement | the oldest form of the nominating process in the Unites States |
| television advertisement | the most costly items in a typical campaign budget today |
| PAC's | can raise funds only for pre sidential congressional campaigns |
| money | this is an indispensable cam paign resource because it allows candidates to make themselves known to the public |
| poll watchers | make sure that only qualified people vote |
