2. General Elections
-Elections are controlled by the local
Board of Elections
-General Election held November--1st
Tuesday after 1st Monday
-Plurality---winning the most votes
-majority---getting more than half of
the votes
-most popular votes (plurality) wins most
elections
-majority of electoral votes determine
the winner of the Presidency
3. Voting on Issues
-Initiatives
-method where citizens propose a
bill through a petition and place it
on the ballot for a general election
vote
-Referendums
-method of public approval for a
proposed bill where the legislature
temporarily passes a bill until the
public is given a chance to approve
or disapprove the bill
4. Casting Your Vote
-must go to the polling place
-I.D. is checked against list of
registered voters
-cast your vote
paper ballots
lever machines
punch cards
computer
-you may encounter an exit poll
5. Types of Votes
-Straight Ticket
-voting only for one political party
-Split Ticket
-voting for candidates from either
party
-Absentee Ballot
-Write-In Votes
6. Special Kinds of Elections
-Referendums
-Initiatives
-Recounts
-Run-Offs
-Recalls
