electoral laws
Election governance framework
Electoral laws are the rules governing how elections are conducted—who can vote, how candidates qualify for ballots, how votes are cast and counted, and how results are certified.
These laws vary widely by jurisdiction and shape everything from voter registration requirements to campaign finance limits to the drawing of district boundaries.
The new electoral laws made it harder to vote by mail.
- winner take allOne victor, no division
- absentee votingElectoral participation without presence
- early votingBalloting before election day
- disenfranchisementRemoval of voting rights
- party primariesElections within political organizations
age restrictions · provisional ballots · secret ballot · gerrymandering · ranked-choice voting · swing states · recounts · voter ID · suffrage · civic duty · get out the vote · transparency initiatives · mail-in voting · independent candidates · federalism · paper ballots · ballot box · ballot
electoral lawsunwritten rules
Unstated behavioral expectations
gentleman's agreements · gentlemen's agreements · customary practices · backroom deals
electoral lawsmartial law
Armed forces governance
one-party rule · hereditary succession · military junta · absolute monarchy · voter suppression