Elections‚ Voting and Campaigns I. Why do they run? II. Who is eligible? III. The strategy of winning IV. Financing the Campaign V. Why some Americans do not vote? VI. How do voters decide? Democrat or Republican? Socio-Economic and Demographic Factors I. Why do they run? Self Starters: To further their careers To carry out specific political programs Example: Americans with Disabilities Act In response to certain issues or events Example: Anti Obama or Anti Bush Ambition‚ Power Recruited: To fill
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ELECTION Election is important to give power and opportunity to the people to select their representatives in the government - suits the principle of freedom of individual rights. Two types of elections: • General election • By-election General Elections are held within a period not exceeding 5 years from previous election. By-elections are held in the event of death of a representative and also if there is a vacancy due to absence of a
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2016 is a Presidential election year as most of are aware of. However‚ an overwhelming majority of people seem to be displeased with the options the Republican and Democratic parties have pushed through to the general election this cycle. How is it‚ many people may wonder‚ that two people who are so disliked became our options for president this year? The answer may be in the way people are nominated in the primary cycle. So what are some key features of how this process goes about? This may not
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G.R. No. L-31455 February 28‚ 1985 FILIPINAS ENGINEERING AND MACHINE SHOP‚ Petitioner‚ vs. HON. JAIME N. FERRER‚ LINO PATAJO et. Al. Cuevas J. FACTS: In preparation for the national elections of November 11‚ 1969‚ then respondent Commissioners of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) issued an INVITATION TO BID CALL No. 127 on September 16‚ 1969 calling for the submission of sealed proposals for the manufacture and delivery of 1 1‚000 units of voting booths. Among the seventeen bidders who submitted
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Elections and Voters by Cees van der Eijk (University of Nottingham) and Mark N. Franklin (European University Institute Florence‚ Nuffield College Oxford‚ and Trinity College Connecticut) Draft of December 2008 189 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface [1‚147 words] iii Chapter 1: Why elections? [9‚663 words] 1 Chapter 2: Studying elections‚ parties and voters [15‚134 words] 23 Chapter 3: Electoral institutions [15‚831 words] 59 Chapter 4: Voters and parties [15‚972
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The Role of the Economy in Presidential Elections There are many factors that can influence a presidential election in the United States. One of the most important factors is the economy. It is always one of the top debate topics which candidates must pay close attention to. What makes it such an important issue is that it does not matter what state the economy is. Whether it is in good shape or bad shape‚ it is still going to play a major role. However‚ if the economy is suffering than is
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STUDENT ELECTIONS ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE INTRODUCTION “A 10% failure rate in Lebanese universities! What happened?” wrote the famous editor and write Khalil Hanna in one of the newspapers. He continued his piece talking about the elections in the universities. One can’t but ask those questions: Should university heads allow such event on campus? Are students benefiting from their university’s educational experience‚ or are they investing their time in preparations for elections‚ thus
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required by State law to be nominated by petition. 59. Voter turnout in primaries is usually less than half of what it is in the general elections. What steps could you take in your community to increase voter turnout in primary elections? You can have drives to get people registered and give out fliers about candidate’s positions and date of the election. 60. Explain how the states are & the federal Government is involved in regulating the electoral process. Each state has a system
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and can determine the outcome of presidential elections. The media has been accused of focusing on subjects such as the politician’s personal life and their characteristics rather than looking at the political issues of the election. The voter’s views can also be altered by political advertisements that do not focus on issues. This can cause the voters to believe that certain issues are important when in reality they are trivial concerns. Elections often become popularity contests because of the
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immediately preceding the election. No literacy‚ property‚ or other substantive requirement shall be imposed on the exercise of suffrage. III. Elections An election is a decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office. This is the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy fills offices in the executive and legislative branches of government‚ and could either be national or local level. Regular elections are those held regularly
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