The General Election is held after the Primary Election. Primary Elections are held by a state-by-state basis. Click here to find out when your state's Primary Election is. The Primary Election narrows the field of candidates. Each party selects a party member in the Primary Election, to run for the General Election. Most commonly the Democratic Party chooses one candidate and the Republican Party another during the primary elections. See similar questions...

A primary election is a nominating election in which each political party decides who will represent it in the general election. In the case of a nonpartisan election, the two candidates who receive the most votes then proceed to run in the general election. See similar questions...

A Primary election is an election at which only enrolled members of a party may vote. Primaries are held by the party to choose their candidates for the General Election. See similar questions...

A 'special election' means an election that arises from some emergency or special need outside the usual routine. This could include a vacancy in a public office or the holding of a county referendum. An example of a referendum would be the holding of a special local option sales tax question in the county. A 'primary' means any election held for the purpose of electing party officers or nominating candidates for public offices to be voted upon at a general election. See similar questions...

No. The General Election will remain the same as in the past and voters will be able to vote for any candidate regardless of party. See similar questions...

A general election is an election held to choose among candidates nominated in a primary (or by convention or caucus) for federal, state and local office. The purpose of a general election is to make a final choice among the various candidates who have been nominated by parties or who are running as independent or write-in candidates. In addition, where nonpartisan races have not been decided in the primary, the runoffs are held at the general election. See similar questions...

Whether you do or do not vote in a primary election has no bearing on your eligibility to vote in a general election. If you are properly registered, you are eligible to vote. See similar questions...

Yes, Georgia Law allows for Advance voting the Monday through Friday the week prior to every Election. Advance voting will always be held at the Board of Elections office. During busy Elections, the Board of Elections may chose to open satellite sites, however, the satellite sites may not be open for every election so check with the Board of Elections if you are unsure. See similar questions...

Washington's new primary law requires that minor parties must hold a political convention and gather a requisite number of signatures to qualify candidates for the general election ballot. See similar questions...

Election day for the 39th general election was January 23, 2006. The writs were set to be returned on February 13, 2006. See similar questions...

A primary confluence is one that meets the primary goals of the project, that is, it is on (or close to) land, and not ruled out by the "Poles Problem" restrictions. Check out "What is a primary confluence" above for more details on this. A confluence that is on (or close to) land, but ruled out by the Poles rule is called secondary. Confluence points of this type will be accepted if visited but are not part of the primary goals of the project. See similar questions...

Yes. This election will be using a method of proportional representation, known as "Choice Voting" or "Single Transferable Vote" (STV). In a winner-take-all election, whether for a single seat or for a group of seats, the dominant group has the possibility of electing every single seat in a sweep. This is not possible under proportional representation. See similar questions...

If you are a registered voter, you may vote in any primary. However, if a primary is held in for both parties in the same election district, you must choose in which party primary you wish to vote and may only vote in one. See similar questions...

A by-election is held in just one particular electoral district to fill a vacancy in the House of Assembly because a member has resigned, been expelled, or died. An election, also called a general election, is held in all 52 electoral districts at the same time. ^ back to top See similar questions...