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an election in which only the party's registered voters are able to vote

participation in the primary of a party with which the voter is not affiliated

voters decide which candidates will fill elective public offices

legislatie process through which the majority party in each statehouse tries to assure that the maximum number of representatives from its political party can be elected to congress through the redrawing of legislative districts

the holding of an office

allows citizens to propose legislation and submit it to the state electorate for popular vote

election that takes place in the middl of a presidential term

primary in which party members, independents, and sometimes members of the other party are allowed to vote

voters decide which of the candidates withing a party will represent the party in the general election

organized attempt by voters of one party to influence the primary relults of the other party

reallocation of the number of seats in the house of representatives allocated to each state after each decennial census

redrawing congressional districts to reflect increases or decreases in seats alloted to the states as well as population shifts within a state

election where the state legislature submits proposed legislation to the states voters for approval

second primary election between the two candidates receiving the greatest number of votes in the first primary

proportion of the voting-age public that votes