Ballot that the voter did not place in the ballot box or record as cast on a direct electronic recording device (DRE) before leaving the polling place.

The process by which voters are given the opportunity to correct clerical-level errors, such as a missing signature on a submitted ballot, that would otherwise make their ballot technically invalid and consequently uncounted.

When two opposing political parties agree or compromise on an issue in order to pass legislation.

Block voting is a system in which a voter can select as many candidates as there are open seats.

A ballot layout printed like two facing pages (like butterfly wings), making it easy to misalign your punch/selection. It famously caused confusion in the 2000 Florida presidential election and may have changed the outcome. goes here

To travel to a lot of small towns and make speeches to try to get people’s votes or support.

A person chosen by a candidate to oversee all aspects of a political campaign. They develop strategies that acquire and maintain efficient staffing, fundraising, analysis of polling data, and media promotion with the goal of promoting the candidate to gain political office during an election period.

A written statement attesting that the election results are a true and accurate accounting of all votes cast in a particular election.

A person who is represented politically by a designated government official or officeholder, especially when the official is one that the person represented has the opportunity to participate in selecting through voting.

Endorsement of a single candidate or slate of candidates by more than one political party. The candidate or slate appears on the ballot representing each endorsing political party.

Money that is donated to a political candidate during an election campaign from organizations that are not required to disclose their donor’s identities. This money usually attempts to influence elections.

The voters, or electors, of each state that formally elect the United States President and Vice President. Each state has as many electoral college votes as it does U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators in Congress

The Electoral College Act established special electors for presidential elections. Each state has a particular number of presidential electors who are members of the electoral college. The candidate who reaches the majority of the electoral college votes first wins the presidential election. 

More than one political party can support a common candidate. Consequently, the name of a single candidate can appear on the same ballot multiple times under multiple party lines.

A process that manipulates electoral district boundaries to favor one party or candidate over another. 

Voters who reside, or are temporarily outside the United States, have their voting rights protected by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.

A ballot cast by a voter whose eligibility to vote cannot be proven at the polls on Election Day. If, after the election, administrators determine that the voter who cast the provisional ballot was eligible to vote, the ballot will be counted as a regular ballot.

A US state that is closely split between Republican and Democratic voters.

A public-opinion survey technique used to influence voters. Loaded questions are posed to mislead or bias the listener against an opposing candidate or politicalparty, rather than to gather data.

An attempt to undermine or overthrow a political system or government, made by someone working from within. 

A person who is not a firm supporter of any political party, and whose vote in an election is difficult to predict

A number issued by NASED (National Association of State Election Directors) to a system that has been tested by an accredited independent testing authority for compliance with the voting system standards. Issuance of a qualification number indicates that the system conforms to the national standards.