Defined term

Partisan Election

Partisan Election: An election in which candidates run for offices as representatives of a political party, often in which their party affiliation is printed…

Verified
🏆 High Consensus
Registration

Definition

An election in which candidates run for offices as representatives of a political party, often in which their party affiliation is printed on the ballot.

Alternative Definitions

Definition 2

An “election in which the names of the candida tes are printed on the ballot along with their affiliation. The existence of a partisan election for the state or for a political subdivision as a part of a coordinated election does not cause an otherwise nonpartisan election of another political subdivision to become a partisan election.” Col. Stat. §1-1-104(23.6). Cf. NON- PARTISAN ELECTION.

Source: Electronic Voting GlossaryType: external

Sources

1
Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
View Source
2
EAC Glossary of Terms
View Source
3
EAC Glossary of Election Terms
View Source
4
Electronic Voting Glossary
View Source

Continue Research

Browse the full glossary for adjacent terms, or subscribe for updates when definitions and sources are expanded.