US elections Vocabulary

6. Vote - The official vote cast by electors in the Electoral College.
9. - A person authorized to represent others as an elected representative to a political party conference.
10. - The residents in the area from which an official is elected.
11. - All the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election.
12. Poll - A poll of voters taken immediately after they have exited the polling stations.
16. Registration - The requirement that a person eligible to vote must register on an electoral roll before participating in an election.
18. - A process that allows voters to cast their vote in secret.
20. - The practice of manipulating electoral district boundaries for political advantage.
23. - A meeting of party members to select candidates or decide on policy.
24. Election - A follow-up election held when no candidate meets the required threshold in the initial vote.
25. - A survey conducted to measure the public’s opinion on candidates or issues.

1. - The organized effort by a candidate to win an election.
2. - A party leader or elected official who has the power to support any candidate for the presidential nomination at the party’s national convention.
3. Elections - Elections held halfway through a president's four-year term, typically for congressional seats.
4. Ballot - A vote cast by someone who is unable to attend the official polling station.
5. - A direct vote by the electorate on a particular proposal or issue.
7. - A process in which votes are counted again to verify the accuracy of the initial results.
8. Turnout - The percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election.
13. - The current holder of a political office.
14. Station - The location where voters go to cast their votes.
15. - An election used to select a party's candidate for a general election.
17. State - A state where both major political parties have similar levels of support among voters, making the outcome of elections uncertain.
19. Party - Any political party in a two-party system that is not one of the two major parties.
21. College - A body of electors established by the Constitution to elect the president and vice president.
22. - The declared policy of a political party or candidate.