No party may nominate a candidate for nonpartisan office. Local offices such as most city council members, county supervisors, all school boards, all judgeships, including the statewide office of member of the California Supreme Court. The statewide offices of Superintendent of Public Instruction and Insurance Commissioner are nonpartisan.
Some local nonpartisan primaries such as those for judges are usually held at the same time as the statewide regular primary. If not, there is a runoff election in November between the top two candidates. No, some nonpartisan offices, such as most city councils and school boards, do not use primaries.
Candidates run as independents and the person with the most votes wins even if it is not a majority. There is no set time or method that applies to all city, county, school or special district elections.
If you are a registered voter you will receive a Sample Ballot before the election. This provides basic information you need about who is running for what office and whether there are any local ballot measures.
Most local offices are nonpartisan and candidates run without party affiliation noted on the ballot. You can always check VotersEdge. You will be voting on one state wide ballot measures, Propositon 13 as well as many candidates and local measures. View your by entering your address using our online voter guide, Voter's Edge. For the new and busy voter, check out our Easy Voter Guide and get help understanding the ballot measures in plain language.
Types of Elections Share:. Initiative - An electoral procedure whereby citizens can propose legislation or constitutional amendments and refer the decision to a popular vote by obtaining the required number of signatures on a petition.
Machine - A hierarchically organized, centrally led state or local party organization that rewards members with material benefits patronage. Office-Block Ballot - A ballot listing all candidates for a given office under the name of that office; also called a "Massachusetts" ballot.
Party-Column Ballot - A ballot listing all candidates of a given party together under the name of that party; also called an "Indiana" ballot. Split-Ticket Voting - Voting for candidates of different parties for various offices in the same election. For example, voting for a Republican for senator and a Democrat for president. Straight-Ticket Voting - Voting candidates who are all of the same party. For example, voting for Republican candidates for senator, representative, and president.
The Electoral College is a group of citizens known as electors. Pennsylvania has 20 electoral votes. In Pennsylvania, each candidate for president chooses a list of electors. The Constitution created the Electoral College to ensure that each state had a role in selecting the president, no matter its population.
Each state has the same number of electoral votes as it has members of Congress. There are a total of votes in the Electoral College. A candidate must win a simple majority - - of those votes to win the election. You may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server.
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Caucus: Essentially, caucus-goers gather in a local meeting place to determine who will be awarded their delegate s. The voting process for caucuses differs between political parties and between the states, but in most instances, they are more public and include deliberations and discussions among the caucus attendees. These discussions and deliberations can occur before, during, or after voting.
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