The Election Process and Nomination Worksheet

In the ____________________, the election process occurs in two steps: 1. ______________________ - in which the field of candidates is narrowed 2. ______________________ - where voters make the final choice of officeholder

There are 3 ways a candidate can be ____________________ for the ballot: 1. ______________________ – A person who wants to run for office announces their candidacy. Whenever a write-in candidate appears on the ballot, the self-announcement process has been used. 2. ______________________ – candidates are nominated by means of petitions signed by a certain number of qualified voters a district 3. ______________________ – Originally a private meeting of local bigwigs, the caucus as a nominating device fell out of favor in the 1820s but still used in Iowa.

• nominated; self-announcement; petition; caucus

• elected; appointment; ballot; convention

• selected; nomination; vote; assembly

• chosen; declaration; endorsement; committee

First major contest of the ____________________ primary season

Iowans gather at local caucus ____________________ to discuss and vote on the candidates

• meetings

• offices

• parades

• schools

____________________ must gather a required number of voters’ ____________________ to get on the ballot by means of petition.

____________________ & minor party candidates are usually required by State law to be nominated by petition.

• Independent

• Major

• Presidential

• Senate

Petition is often used at the ____________________ level to nominate for school posts and municipal offices.

• local

• national

• international

• state

____________________ Primary: Qualified voters can vote for any candidate, regardless of party

• Open

• Closed

• Blanket

• Runoff

________________________ - The votes cast directly by constituents (voters)

• Popular vote

• Electoral college

• Caucus vote

• Proxy vote

(In 2016 presidential election: __________________ - 62,984,825 vs. _________________ - 65,853,516)