People in office know that if they ignore the needs and wishes of those who vote for them, they won't be reelected.
The 17th Amendment gave voters the right to elect senators
Representative government
Board of directors
Yes, there is an Office of the President-Elect, it was authorized by the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 (after JFK was assassinated).
The US President, Barack Obama, attends fund raisers to raise funds for the Democrat Party. The funds are used to help elect Democrat office holders. He receives no money for this work.
A national disaster does not change when the president-elect gets sworn in to office. However, it might change the location of where he is sworn in to office.
It means the person won the election but they have not yet been sworn into office. Barack Obama won the election so he is currently President-elect but he cannot yet take any official actions as President. He will be sworn in on January 20, 2009 at which point he officially becomes President and assumes all the powers and responsibilities of that office.
The board of trustees of the corporation choose their president. The stock-holders elect the board of trustees.
By their name , or you may refer to them as Mayor-Elect . The Mayor -Elect does not actually assume the title til sworn into office .
They Voted
Yes. Voters elect people to office.
Yes. Voters elect people to office.