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| A state imposed tax on voters as a prerequisite for registration. The Supreme Court rendered poll taxes unconstitutional in national elections by the 24th amendment and in state elections in 1966. |
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| An electorate that is allowed to elect only one representative from each district; the normal method of representation in the United States? |
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| Apportionment of voters in districts in such a way as to give unfair advantage to one political party. |
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| Type of electoral system in which, to win a seat in the parliament or other representative body, a candidate need only receive the most votes in the election, not necessarily a majority of votes cast. |
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| Type of electoral system in which, to win a seat in the parliament or other representative body, a candidate must receive a majority of all the votes cast in the relevant district. |
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| Proportional Representation |
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| A multi-member district system that awards seats based on the percentage of the vote won by each candidate; "winner-take-all." |
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| The practice of referring a measure proposed by legislature to the vote of the electorate for approval or rejection. |
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| The process that allows citizens to propose new laws and to submit them for approval by the state's voters. |
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| Procedure to allow voters an opportunity to remove state officials from office before their terms expire. |
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| An individual voter's psychological ties to one party or another. |
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| Electoral choice based on issue preferences rather than partisanship, personality, or other factors. |
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| Voting based on the imagined future performance of a candidate. |
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| Voting based on the past performance of a candidate. |
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| Political Action Committee (PAC) |
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| A private group that raises and distributes funds for use in election campaigns. |
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