Promote the Vote Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 6. A person who seeks an office, honor, etc.
  2. 8. A requirement that a person otherwise eligible to vote must enroll on an electoral roll, which is usually a prerequisite for being allowed to vote.
  3. 10. one or more persons chosen to represent others
  4. 14. not biased, especially toward any particular political group
  5. 16. Worker means a person who staffs a polling place on election day to assist in holding the election
  6. 17. A member of the house of representatives of the U.S. Congress or a state legislature.
  7. 20. A device used to cast votes in an election and may be found as a piece of paper.
  8. 21. A formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office.
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  1. 1. Ballot A paper ballot used to vote when someone cannot physically be at the polling place on election day.
  2. 2. someone currently holding office
  3. 3. District A territorial division of a state from which a member of the U.S. House of Representatives is elected.
  4. 4. Body The group of elected representatives who have the power to make laws is the ____.
  5. 5. If no candidate received a majority of the votes, a ____ will take place.
  6. 6. A race between candidates for elective office.
  7. 7. a native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government and is entitled to its protection
  8. 9. If one candidate is ranked first by a _____ (more than 50%) of voters, then that candidate must win.
  9. 11. A formal expression of a choice in an election or other group decision.
  10. 12. Congress is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, being composed of a lower body, the House of Representatives, and an upper body, the Senate.
  11. 13. Day The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November on which national elections are held for electors of the president and vice president in those years evenly divisible by four.
  12. 15. an election for choosing the candidates who will run in the final election
  13. 18. Place a building where voting takes place during an election, typically one that normally has another function, such as a school.
  14. 19. ID Upon arriving at a polling place, someone may ask you to show some form of ____ to confirm your identity before you can vote.