coattail effect
Well the coattail effect occurs when a strong candidate running for office at the top of the ballot helps attract voters to other candidates on the party's ticket. In effect, the lesser known office seeker "rides the coattails" of the more prestigious personality.The coattail effect occurs when a strong candidate running for office at the top of the ballot helps attract voters to other candidates on the party'd .
It depends on which ballot and what they are a candidate for.
A Ballot.
I am guessing you mean electors for the presidential election. These people usually do not have their names on the ballot but there are sworn to vote for one of the candidates who is running president and whose name is on the ballot. So when you vote for a presidential candidate, you are really voting for his slate of electors.
Unknown candidates do not have any particular name. People will announce are running. Some are nominated by obscure parties and are put on the ballot in some states. Third parties candidates sometime attract a significant number of votes, but they are hardly unknown. A darkhorse is a candidate who was not expected to win the nomination, but is nominated by a major party.That may the term you are thinking of.
This is referred to as the "coattail effect." It happens when a popular or influential candidate's success in an election helps boost the chances of other candidates from the same party, as voters are more likely to vote for candidates from the same party as the top candidate. This phenomenon is often seen in presidential elections, where the winning presidential candidate's popularity can positively impact down-ballot races.
Coattail effect
A list of candidates is typically referred to as a ballot. It is a formal list of candidates who are running for a specific office or position, from which voters can make their selections.
An Office Block Ballot is a type of electoral ballot in which the names of those running appears in a single column under a heading which states the office for which they are running. Office Block Ballot often list candidates in alphabetical order, which many have interpreted as being as inherent disadvantage to those who end up on the bottom of the column.
A balloter is a person who votes by ballot.
There was one candidate on the 2012 ballot. He is the country's former vice president, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi. I hope this helps!
Yes, in the primary if you are a Democrat, you are only allowed to vote for candidates running in the Democratic primary. But in the general election, all registered voters can choose from the Democratic candidate, Republican candidate, Independent candidate, or any other candidate that appears on the November ballot.