This term has no consistent meaning because "regular" can imply either "ordinary" or "regularly scheduled." An "election or a referendum held at a regular time prescribed by statute." Me. Rev. Stat. §21-A-1(39). Any "any state or municipal election." Conn. Code. §9- 1(o). Cf. ELECTION. SPECIAL
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This term has no consistent meaning because "regular" can imply either "ordinary" or "regularly scheduled." An "election or a referendum held at a regular time prescribed by statute." Me. Rev. Stat. §21-A-1(39). Any "any state or municipal election." Conn. Code. §9- 1(o). Cf. ELECTION. SPECIAL
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Regular Election. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 21, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/regular-election
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