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These are called primaries or primary elections. Not all states have them.
The process of casting a ballot during an election is officially called voting.
In the US the elections are called primaries as they are the first step to the election of the final candidate. In the presidential elections Barack Obama first had to beat Hillary Clinton among others before facing John McCain who had beaten other candidates from the Republican party.
Organizations that seek political power by electing people to office so that their positions and philosophy become public policy are called a political party. A local or judicial election in which candidates are not selected or endorsed by political parties and party affiliation is not listed on ballots is a nonpartisan election.
The people who worked full-time for the prewar political machines (mostly local, urban political party organizations run by a 'boss'' were simply called 'staffers'. Today's political machines in the US are mostly the parties' election organizations. Its members are called the campaign workers.
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The Tuesday that follows the first Monday in November is called Election Day in the United States. It is the day when citizens cast their votes for various political offices, including the President of the United States in presidential election years.
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