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It is called a referendum ( plural referenda ) .
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What types of votes are candidates competing for in a presidential general election?
Elective votes.
If a candidates receives 481 out of 620 votes cast in an election she has won a blank of the votes?
Majority
The federal election commission determines which candidates qualify for public funding based on what?
the percentage of votes for the candidates party
How do candidates lose votes?
Popularity goes down because of poor decisions. Or scandals... Next election = less votes.
Are the citizen election and the electoral votes election connected?
Yes, the citizen election and the electoral votes election are connected. In the United States, citizens directly vote for the candidates of their choice in what is known as the citizen election. However, the final outcome of the presidential election is determined by the electoral votes a candidate receives, which are allocated based on the results of the citizen election in each state.
A presidential election is won by candidates who?
A presidential election is won by the candidate who receives a majority of the electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College.
What is a secondary primary election between the two candidates with the most votes called?
runoff primary
In democracy decisions are made by a majority This means that the winner of the election is determined by what?
Getting more votes than the candidates standing against you in the election.
How could Lincoln win the election with 40 percent of the vote?
Lincoln won the 1860 election because he had the most votes. He didn't have a majority by himself, but there were four candidates running and he had more than the others.
Is primary and early election in which delegates select and nominate canidates for office?
True. A primary election is held when there are too many candidates running for the same position. When the primary election is over, the 2 candidates with the most votes will be eligible for the general election.
Why did the house of representatives the winner of the election of 1824?
None of the candidates got enough votes in the Electoral College.
This is a second primary election between the two candidates with the most votes?
Runoff Source: Chacha :P
