local elections
Neighborhood ballot contests
Local elections choose officials for government below the national level—mayors, city council members, school board representatives, county commissioners, judges.
These races often have lower voter turnout than presidential contests despite directly affecting everyday life: Local elections determine your property taxes and school funding.
The phrase sometimes carries a gentle scold about civic neglect.
- ballotVoting document
- voteFormal choice expression
- election dayScheduled voting occasion
- city councilLocal legislative assembly
- town councilMunicipal governing body
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- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
- governmentgovernment, ministries, legislature, judiciary, executive branch
- communityneighbors, neighborliness, neighborhoods, kinship, community centers
- UK PoliticsHouse of Commons, House of Lords, MP, Tory, Downing Street
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