Terms starting with “C”

Any candidate traveling in connection with an election for federal office, or any individual traveling in connection with an election for federal office on behalf of a candidate or...

In Massachusetts, every physical that is counted must be marked as cancelled. "Ballot BALLOT boxes shall ... contain mechanical devices for receiving, registering and cancelling ev...

Written messages to voters informing them they have been removed from voter registration lists.

The act of removing a voter from a voter registration list.

A term used by election officials when a voter's record shows that the voter has been removed from the voting rolls.

The state of being a candidate.

A person who is seeking nomination or election to a specified office and who either has met the legal requirements to have his/her name printed on the ballot or is eligible to have...

The "area(s) on or between lines separating candidate names." Ark. Register §108.00.02- 003.300(a). Cf. AREA. ISSUE

A group of individuals organized for political purposes to support or oppose candidates for public office.

The counter which numerically registers the votes cast for a candidate. Ga. Code Ann. §21-2- 310(1). Likewise in Massachusetts. See also QUESTION COUNTER.

The official procedures to propose an individual to be considered for public office.

A contest option that is associated with a candidate .

OVAL, the elliptical area on an optical scan ballot in which a voter marks a choice.

A formal written document signed by registered voters to request the names of candidates be placed on election ballots

A "record that reflects the total votes cast for the candidate. This record is augmented as each ballot is cast on a or as digital signals from the conversion of voted paper ballot...

The act of completing the required paperwork to become a certified candidate for public office.

A formal list of candidates.

A written summary of information about a candidate for public office for the purposes of influencing voters.

When a person announces a candidacy or files for an election but later decides -- by their own choice -- not to appear on the final ballot.

The time frame when an individual may remove their name from the list of candidates for public office.

A form of ballot in which an elector chooses between candidates rather than between parties and political groupings.

Official listing of all qualified candidates for a public office up for election.

A term associated with VOTING, meaning "all candidates who have not been INSTANT RUNOFF eliminated at a previous STAGE." Wash. Rev. Code §29A.53.030.

Type of protective package used to contain and dispense keying material in punched or printed tape form. (CNSSI-4009) (NISTIR)