municipal elections
Local government ballots
Municipal elections are votes held to choose local government officials—mayors, city council members, school board representatives, and similar positions.
These elections typically draw lower turnout than state or national races, though they often determine policies that most directly affect daily life: Municipal elections decide everything from property taxes to trash collection.
- city councilLocal legislative assembly
- aldermanElected municipal legislator
- mayorElected head of municipality
- city hallSeat of local government
- ballotVoting document
voter turnout · civic duty · town hall meeting · ranked-choice voting · zoning board · ballot measure · electoral district · candidate nomination · write-in candidate · voter apathy · local government · grassroots organizing · get out the vote · neighborhood association · precinct · voter registration · recount · polling station
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
- city governmentcity hall, city manager, city clerk, city charter, mayor's office
- civic engagementcivic engagement, citizen participation, civic participation, civic responsibility, civic activism
- local governmentcity manager, aldermen, city hall, councillors, councillor
- municipal governmentmayor, city council, town council, city manager, city administration
- Greek governmentmunicipalities, prefectures, regions, mayors, prefects
municipal electionsfederal elections
Voting for central government
national elections · congressional elections · state elections · gubernatorial elections · parliamentary elections
municipal electionshereditary succession
Passing titles through lineage
military coup · political appointments · dictatorship · autocratic rule · one-party rule