What is the primary?
Competition between candidates of the same political party seeking to be the parties nominee
Amending the constitution requires what?
A statewide vote for ratification
What are the types of primaries?
Open, closed, and blanket
Technically texas has a what primary but in practice is what primary?
Closed and open
What kind of vote is needed for the primary?
Majority vote
What is a general election?
Competition between candidates of different political parties
How to get on major party primary?
Collect signatures on a petition or pay filing fee
What does voter participation vary by?
Age, education, income, ethnicity, party competition
What elections have the highest voter turnout?
Presidential election
What are the two main reasons for not voting?
To busy and not interested
Two costs associated with voting?
Information costs and transaction costs
What two tasks do candidates need to accomplish?
Convince people to support them and get supporters to turn out
What advertising tools help with name recognition?
Billboards and yard signs
What are types of campaigning?
Retail and wholesale
What is the purpose of public events?
Generate local and regional media coverage and enthusiasm
Who rely upon polls?
Politicians, campaign contributors, news media and the public
What does the federal election commission do?
Enforces federal campaign finances
What does the texas ethics commission do?
Enforces state campaign finance regulations
When was the grandfather clause abolished?
In Guinn v. U.s. In 1915
When was the poll tax adopted?
1902
When was the poll tax abolished?
By the 24th amendment in 1964
What is VAP?
Voting age population
Who is the chief election official?
Secretary of State
What is the campaign reporting and disclosure act?
A focus on disclosing campaign finances and no limits on contributions
What are information costs?
Costs of acquiring and processing information
What is the Lbj law?
A bill that permits candidates to run for senate and presidency or Vice Presidency at the same time
What is split ticket voting?
A voter chooses candidates from the same party for every office up for election
What is the texas ethics commission?
Enforces state and campaign finance regulations
What is the white primary?
Primary elections in the southern states where only white voters were allowed to participate
When are municipal and school board elections?
Second Saturday in May
When is the general election?
First Tuesday in November
What is the Harper v. Virgina board of elections?
The court case that abolished poll taxes
What is a non partisan election?
Election where party labels do not appear on the ballot
What is straight ticket voting?
Voting for for every candidate that a party has on a general election
What is the voting acts right of 1965?
Act that prohibits racial discrimination
