Voting and Elections
Across
- 3. that lets voters propose new laws to state constitutions
- 5. from each party choose one candidate to run in the election
- 8. of interest
- 9. directly by the people, decides how the state will be represented by electors in the electoral college
- 11. voters a chance to accept or reject a law passed by state or local officials
- 13. gather support
- 14. of candidates names with their political party and office they seek
- 16. sign up to vote
- 18. of electors chosen by voters in each state to elect the president or vice president
- 19. selected by opposing parties during the primary face off against each other
Down
- 1. by special groups to raise funds for candidates campaign
- 2. the tabulation of votes cast in an election that is used to determine the correctness of an initial count
- 4. location where voting is carried out
- 6. who wins the popular vote in the state gets all the electoral votes
- 7. of eligible voters who actually vote
- 10. second or further round of an indecisive election after other candidates have been eliminated
- 12. person who seeks or is nominated for office
- 15. for leader's removal -leads to special election to decide whether the leader stays in office
- 17. right to vote