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| absentee ballot |
a ballot to be marked and delivered to an election official before election day because the voter will be unable to be at the polls on that day. |
| at-large election |
an election in which every voter can vote for candidates to fill any and all vacant positions in a representative body. Unlike a single-member election, in which people can vote only for candidates who represent their particular legislative district, at-large elections allow every person to vote on each vacant position within a governing body. |
| aye |
a vote or voter supporting a proposal. [1/2 definitions] |
| ballot |
a piece of paper on which a voter enters his or her vote. [1/6 definitions] |
| elector |
one who may participate in an election; qualified voter. [1/2 definitions] |
| Medgar Evers |
American civil rights activist during the 1950s and early sixties. Evers worked to desegregate Mississippi schools, set up voter registration drives, helped organize economic boycotts of white businesses engaging in discrimination, and investigated crimes against black citizens. He was assassinated by a member of a white supremacist group in 1963. (b. 1925--d. 1963). |
| proxy |
a person who is authorized to act for or on behalf of another, esp. as a voter; substitute. [1/3 definitions] |
| register |
to enroll, as in a course of study or as a voter. [1/15 definitions] |
| straight ticket |
in U.S. politics, a ballot on which a voter has voted for candidates of only one party. (Cf. split ticket.) |
| write-in |
a candidate who has not been formally nominated and whose name is not on the ballot but must be added by the voter. [1/3 definitions] |
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