electoral roll
Official voter registry
An electoral roll is the official list of people registered to vote in a particular jurisdiction.
Also called a voter roll or electoral register.
Governments maintain electoral rolls to verify eligibility at polling stations and prevent fraud: Her name wasn't on the electoral roll, so she had to cast a provisional ballot.
Act of registering officially
- voter registrationSigning up for elections
- censusOfficial population count
- registryOfficial record of entries
- listingRecorded item in catalog
record · roster · database · compilation · documentation · tabulation · directory · index
Share of eligible citizens voting
- polling stationElection day venue
- absenteeOne not in attendance
- postal voteBallot submitted remotely
- proxy voteDelegated electoral choice
early voting · franchise · suffrage · booth · scrutineer · poll book · check-in · verification
Keeper of official records
- clerkOffice record-keeper
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
district · ward · boundary · delimitation · redistricting · maintenance · purging · accuracy
Required skill or condition
- enfranchisementGranting citizenship rights
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- age requirementMandated minimum years
- residency requirementRule demanding local dwelling
citizenship · naturalization · adult · majority · entitlement · inclusion · exclusion · disqualification
Depiction or likeness
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- universal suffrageAll adults may vote
civic duty · participation · accountability · transparency · legitimacy · enfranchisement · voting rights · democratization
enrollment
Act of registering officially
- voter registrationSigning up for elections
- censusOfficial population count
- registryOfficial record of entries
listing · record · roster · database · compilation · documentation · tabulation · directory · index · ledger
voter turnout
Share of eligible citizens voting
- polling stationElection day venue
- absenteeOne not in attendance
- postal voteBallot submitted remotely
proxy vote · early voting · franchise · suffrage · booth · scrutineer · poll book · check-in · verification · provisional ballot
registrar
Keeper of official records
- clerkOffice record-keeper
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- constituencyElectoral district's voters
precinct · district · ward · boundary · delimitation · redistricting · maintenance · purging · accuracy · audit
qualification
Required skill or condition
- enfranchisementGranting citizenship rights
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- age requirementMandated minimum years
residency requirement · citizenship · naturalization · adult · majority · entitlement · inclusion · exclusion · disqualification · mental capacity
representation
Depiction or likeness
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
universal suffrage · civic duty · participation · accountability · transparency · legitimacy · enfranchisement · voting rights · democratization · civil rights
- listslist, roster, listing, register, grocery list
- votingballot, vote, voters, ballots, voter
- EU ElectionsEuropean Parliament, MEP, MEPs, ballot, ballots
- government servicesMedicare card, disability support, family assistance, housing assistance, rent assistance
- registriesbirth registry, marriage registry, voter registry, voter rolls, land registry
- UK electionsballot, candidate, ballot box, constituency, MP
electoral rollcensus
Official population count
criminal record · tax roll · immigration record · mailing list · phone directory
roll, election, elected, electoral, electing, elections, elector, electorate, reelect