GOV - Unit 9 Vocabulary

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Abstain

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refrain from voting

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Ballot

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document used to cast vote

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Caucus

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Meet to select a candidate

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Electorate

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body of qualified voters

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enfranchise

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grant voting rights

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hanging chad

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paper remaining from incompletely punched ballot card

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precinct

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administrative district of a city or town

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primary

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election to choose a candidate for the general election

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registration

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the act of enrolling

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runoff

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election to resolve a vote with no winner