voting process
How citizens choose
The voting process is the series of steps by which votes are cast and counted in an election.
This includes voter registration, ballot design, casting votes (whether in person, by mail, or electronically), tallying results, and certification.
The voting process varies significantly from state to state.
Discussions of the voting process often center on accessibility, security, and integrity.
- election dayScheduled voting occasion
- absentee votingElectoral participation without presence
- ballotVoting document
- election lawRules governing voting processes
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
electronic voting · gerrymandering · electoral integrity · ranked-choice voting · mail-in ballots · drop boxes · voter turnout · secret ballot · provisional ballot · voting machines · polling station · civic engagement · voter registration · voter ID laws · political campaigns · electoral commission · campaign finance · caucus
- Papal Conclaveconclave, papal conclave, papal election, white smoke, black smoke
voting processappointment
Scheduled time for something
inheritance · hereditary succession · coronation · conscription · nepotism
voting processdisenfranchisement
Removal of voting rights
voter suppression · martial law · authoritarian control · political apathy · silencing
voting processdecree
Authoritative legal command
edict · fiat · executive order · dictate · imposition