polling day
Citizens cast ballots
Polling day is the day when voters cast ballots in an election.
The term is more common in British English; Americans typically say election day.
Campaigning is prohibited on polling day in many countries.
Voting document
- boothTemporary enclosed compartment
- voting machineDevice for casting ballots
- electorateEligible voting body
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
tally · counting · scrutineer · absentee · proxy · electoral roll · voter turnout · registration
Number attending an event
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- activismDirect effort for reform
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- advocacyPleading for a cause
canvassing · get-out-the-vote · mobilization · first-time voter · civic engagement · door-knocking · phone banking · voter drive
Right to cast ballots
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- enfranchisementGranting citizenship rights
- representativeOne who acts for another
- republicState with elected leaders
constitutional · majority · minority · coalition · sovereignty · liberty · self-determination · popular vote
Those seeking selection
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- constituenciesElectoral regions or supporter groups
- partiesOrganized social gatherings
- manifestosPublic declarations of principles
primaries · nominees · debates · pledges · results · stump speeches · swing states · battleground
Those holding formal power
- observersThose who watch events
- monitorsTracks or displays
- election commissionBody overseeing voting processes
- certificationAttestation of qualification
verification · bipartisan · oversight · logistics · accessibility · precinct captain · tabulation
ballot
Voting document
- boothTemporary enclosed compartment
- voting machineDevice for casting ballots
- electorateEligible voting body
precinct · tally · counting · scrutineer · absentee · proxy · electoral roll · voter turnout · registration · chad
turnout
Number attending an event
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- activismDirect effort for reform
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
advocacy · canvassing · get-out-the-vote · mobilization · first-time voter · civic engagement · door-knocking · phone banking · voter drive · awareness
suffrage
Right to cast ballots
- franchiseLicensed business operation
- enfranchisementGranting citizenship rights
- representativeOne who acts for another
republic · constitutional · majority · minority · coalition · sovereignty · liberty · self-determination · popular vote · mandate
candidates
Those seeking selection
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- constituenciesElectoral regions or supporter groups
- partiesOrganized social gatherings
manifestos · primaries · nominees · debates · pledges · results · stump speeches · swing states · battleground · landslide
officials
Those holding formal power
- observersThose who watch events
- monitorsTracks or displays
- election commissionBody overseeing voting processes
certification · verification · bipartisan · oversight · logistics · accessibility · precinct captain · tabulation
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, voters
- UK electionsballot, general elections, general election, by-election, candidate