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Elections
States control election procedures (reserved power)
Help America Vote Act (2002): requires states to update the election process
States control elections
Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November during even # years.
Midterm elections occur during years when the president isn’t elected ◦ Governors, House, Senate ◦ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFqln0eyyHM
When are elections held?
House – 2 year terms Senate – 6 year terms continuous body,
which means 1/3 up for election every 2 years
Congressional Elections
Primaries: contest between candidates within a party
Types of Elections
Closed – only those registered with the party can vote
Open – anyone can vote for either party, no affiliation necessary; must choose which party ballot at the poll
Blanket – choose candidates from any party, don’t have to choose one party (Alaska and Washington only)
Types of Primaries
If no candidate gets majority in the primary, then the top 2 face off in another primary. ◦ Example: 2014 GA Senatorial Race; David Perdue
and Jack Kingston were top 2 Republican candidates from primary Perdue won runoff election, so he went up against Michelle Nunn in general election)
Runoffs
Georgia has open primaries, but you can only vote in a runoff for the party you originally voted for.
How do primaries work in GA?
Contests between candidates of opposing parties
Once a party chooses the candidate in a primary, each state holds a general election
General Elections
ONLY AT STATE/LOCAL LEVEL: ◦ Recall – citizens can remove a corrupt official◦ Referendum – people vote on a measure passed
by legislature◦ Initiative – people can get proposed legislation
directly on the ballot
Other Components in an election