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…
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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.
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Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
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EAC Glossary of Terms
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EAC Glossary of Election Terms
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Electronic Voting Glossary
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