Types of Elections

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Across
  1. 2. the place where a person votes
  2. 5. Refers either to voters or potential voters
  3. 8. An election in which candidates or parties defeat their opponents overwhelmingly
  4. 10. Statement of a party’s beliefs and its positions of specific issues
  5. 12. Person who votes for candidates of only one party
  6. 13. Person who currently holds office
  7. 15. Allows voters to vote away from the polling place on Election Day.
Down
  1. 1. Election system in the US where each district is won by the candidate with the most votes
  2. 3. Election system in Europe where voters vote for parties and the parties are awarded seats proportionally
  3. 4. Procedure that allows voters to propose laws
  4. 6. Voters served by an elected official
  5. 7. Person who votes for candidates of both parties
  6. 9. voting Some states, such as Texas, allow people to vote before the establishment election day at specially designated polling sites.
  7. 11. Local voting districts
  8. 14. Procedure that allows voters to approve or disapprove a law that has already been passed