Election
Election: A formal process of selecting a person for public office or of accepting or rejecting a political proposition by voting.
Definition
A formal process of selecting a person for public office or of accepting or rejecting a political proposition by voting.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
A formal process in which qualified voters select candidates to fill seats in one or more offices and/or vote on one or more proposed ballot measures.
- Definition 3
Used in request and response messages. Describes an election event. Only the date of the election is required. Other attributes may be used to describe the election for which a ballot is requested or a voter participated. Attribute Multiplicity Type Attribute Description ExternalIdentifier 0.* ExternalIdentifier For associating an ID with the election. Name 0.1 String For including a name for the election; the name could be the same name as appears on the ballot. StartDate 1 date The first day of the election. EndDate 0.1 date For an election that spans multiple days, the last day of the election.
- Definition 4
The “procedure whereby the voters … select pe rsons to fill public offices or act on public questions.” Vt. Stat. §2103(11). The “proce ss by which voters cast votes on one or more CONTESTS.” Md. Elec. Code §1-101(v)(1). The “choos ing of a public officer or of a delegate to a party convention or the nominating of a candidate for public office by voters by means of a direct vote conducted under the election laws. The term does not include caucuses or conventions.” N. H. Rev. Stat. 652:1. The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 defines “election” as follows: “The term ''election'' means – (A) a general, special, primary, or runoff election; (B) a convention or caucus of a political party which has authority to nominate a candidate; (C) a primary election held for the selec tion of delegates to a national nominating