An election contest held, as needed, to fill vacancies created by death, resignation, or removal from office, is called a:
special election
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| An election contest held, as needed, to fill vacancies created by death, resignation, or removal from office, is called a: | special election |
| An election in which any registered voter can vote for a party's candidates, is called a: | open primary |
| An election in which each party selects its nominees for office, is called a: | primary election |
| An election in which only voters registered with a party may vote for the party's candidates, is called a: | closed primary |
| An election where, if no candidate receives a majority of the votes, the two top vote getters run again, is called a: | runoff election |
| An impromptu examination of an individual's ability to speak and pronounce specific legal passages or a short quiz pertaining to facts of state or U.S. Government, that was required to before voting, was called | a literacy test |
| A statute mandating that state governments provide voter registration opportunities to individuals applying for or renewing their driver's license, is called: | A motor voter law |
| Checking one box to vote for every candidate a specific party has on the ballot, is called: | straight ticket voting |
| Choosing candidates from different parties for different offices, is called: | split ticket voting |
| Each county designates neighborhood polling locations, which must be located within twenty-five miles from the home of each voter in the precinct on Election Day. These are referred to as | neighborhood precincts |
| Early voting in Texas allows for: | voters to cast a ballot two weeks before Election Day |
| In 2005, the Texas legislature approved county-level decisions to move from traditional, neighborhood precinct polls to __________________. All voters in counties that allow it can vote in these centers in the general election, regardless of their address, so they can choose the most convenient location. | vote centers |
| In general, since 2012, early voting in Texas's largest counties , has | increased. |
| When individuals are deprived of the right to vote, they are: | disenfranchised |
| When you “register” to vote, you are | signing up to vote in elections |