- Home Page | MIT Election Lab
Results that Matter: Building Trust in Elections Equipping election officials with resources and information to build trust among the electorate and bolster trustworthy practices
- How and why US elections are changing - Harvard Law School
Nicholas Stephanopoulos, an election law expert, says America’s voters are shifting — and this has major implications for our elections
- Ballotpedia
Ballotpedia is the digital encyclopedia of American politics and elections Our goal is to inform people about politics by providing accurate and objective information about politics at all levels of government
- Types of Elections | U. S. Vote Foundation
Primary Elections In primary elections, a party selects a candidate for a General Election, and you vote for a candidate who will be nominated to be on a ballot Article I, section 4 of the U S Constitution gives individual states the right to decide when and how elections are conducted
- Consolidating Election Dates
Federal elections have been held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November since the adoption of the Presidential Election Day Act in 1845 Before then, states were able to choose their own election dates on any day before the first Wednesday in December Today, the dates for elections of state officials, legislators and governors are generally prescribed by state constitutions
- The Federal Role in U. S. Elections Visualized - Bipartisan Policy Center
This explainer identifies the primary entities from each branch of the federal government with a role in elections and their overlap and inter-agency collaboration…
- The Constitution and the federal election process
The federal government and the states share responsibility for conducting general elections Under the Constitution’s Article I, Section 4, Clause 1 (the Elections Clause), state legislatures choose the times, places, and manner of holding elections for the House and the Senate, subject to Congress’ authority to amend state regulations
- Elections in the United States - Wikipedia
Elections in the United States are held for government officials at the federal, state, and local levels At the federal level, the nation's head of state, the president, is elected indirectly by the people of each state, through an Electoral College Today, these electors almost always vote with the popular vote of their state
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