Election Assistance Commission Voter Guide Eng
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Elections ’08: A Roadmap Caucuses and Primaries
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State Primary and Caucus Campaign
State CaucusRegistered voters for each party choose their candidate by standing in groups that support that candidate.
Candidates campaign in individual states leading up to that state’s primary or caucus.
State PrimaryRegistered voters for each party vote in a procedure similar to a general election.
Caucuses and primaries can be either proportional or winner-takes-all. In winner-takes-all primaries and caucuses, the candidate that gets the largest portion of votes gets the support of all of that state’s delegates. In proportional caucuses and primaries, each candidate gets the percentage of delegates equal to the percentage of votes received.
Announcement Candidates announce that they intend to run for President.
Election Day (Nov 4) Registered voters around the country go to the polls to cast their votes for President and Vice President. Certain states allow voters to vote absentee or early, so those ballots are cast before Election Day.
National Conventions
General Election Campaign The candidates for President and Vice-President campaign and participate in debates to describe their positions on key issues.
Each of the major political parties convenes their delegates, superdelegates, and state and national party officials. The role of a delegate is to vote at a political party's national convention to select that party's nominee for the presidential race. In order to win a nomination within a political party, a candidate must win a majority of delegate votes. At the Democratic National Convention, Senators Obama and Biden were selected by delegates to win the Democratic Party’s nomination. At the Republican National Convention, Senator McCain and Governor Palin were selected by delegates to win the Republican Party’s nomination.
Does My Vote Really Count? Electoral College (Dec 15) Members of the Electoral College in each state decide which candidate to elect based on how the voters in their state voted on Election Day.
Inauguration (Jan 20) The persons elected President and Vice President are sworn into office, and the new Administration officially begins.
Yes! By voting, you are participating in the American democracy: making your voice heard and bringing the issues that you care about to the forefront. By deciding who should represent you and your community in local, state and federal government, your vote can help shape the policies and laws that affect the daily lives of all Americans.
Images courtesy of Rini Art® Developed by South Asian Americans Leading Together Sept 2008 www.saalt.org
We encourage duplication and dissemination.
A Roadmap is an educational factsheet that is part of a series of voter engagement documents developed by SAALT in 2008.
Start Here!
State Primary and Caucus Campaign
State CaucusRegistered voters for each party choose their candidate by standing in groups that support that candidate.
Candidates campaign in individual states leading up to that state’s primary or caucus.
State PrimaryRegistered voters for each party vote in a procedure similar to a general election.
Caucuses and primaries can be either proportional or winner-takes-all. In winner-takes-all primaries and caucuses, the candidate that gets the largest portion of votes gets the support of all of that state’s delegates. In proportional caucuses and primaries, each candidate gets the percentage of delegates equal to the percentage of votes received.
Announcement Candidates announce that they intend to run for President.
Election Day (Nov 4) Registered voters around the country go to the polls to cast their votes for President and Vice President. Certain states allow voters to vote absentee or early, so those ballots are cast before Election Day.
National Conventions
General Election Campaign The candidates for President and Vice-President campaign and participate in debates to describe their positions on key issues.
Each of the major political parties convenes their delegates, superdelegates, and state and national party officials. The role of a delegate is to vote at a political party's national convention to select that party's nominee for the presidential race. In order to win a nomination within a political party, a candidate must win a majority of delegate votes. At the Democratic National Convention, Senators Obama and Biden were selected by delegates to win the Democratic Party’s nomination. At the Republican National Convention, Senator McCain and Governor Palin were selected by delegates to win the Republican Party’s nomination.
Does My Vote Really Count? Electoral College (Dec 15) Members of the Electoral College in each state decide which candidate to elect based on how the voters in their state voted on Election Day.
Inauguration (Jan 20) The persons elected President and Vice President are sworn into office, and the new Administration officially begins.
Yes! By voting, you are participating in the American democracy: making your voice heard and bringing the issues that you care about to the forefront. By deciding who should represent you and your community in local, state and federal government, your vote can help shape the policies and laws that affect the daily lives of all Americans.
Images courtesy of Rini Art® Developed by South Asian Americans Leading Together Sept 2008 www.saalt.org
We encourage duplication and dissemination.
A Roadmap is an educational factsheet that is part of a series of voter engagement documents developed by SAALT in 2008.
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