Government terms starting with E

18 terms

  1. Early Voting Ballot Board An early voting ballot board must be created in each election to process early voting results from the territory served by the early voting clerk.
  2. Early Voting by Mail A person who will be absent during the period of early voting in person and on election day, who will be 65 or older on election day, is disabled, or…
  3. Early Voting Clerk The early voting clerk shall conduct the early voting in each election. The clerk is an officer of the election in which the clerk serves.
  4. Early Voting in Person/Early Voting by Personal Appearance Voting conducted in person before the date of the election. Early voting in person begins for most elections the 17th day before election day and runs…
  5. Early Voting Roster The early voting clerk maintains for each election a roster listing each person who votes an early voting ballot by personal appearance and a roster…
  6. Election (Day) Precinct The phrase commonly used to refer to the area served on election day by a single polling place.
  7. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Established by the Help America Vote Act of 2002, the Election Assistance Commission serves primarily as a national clearinghouse and resource for…
  8. Election Clerk Individuals appointed by the presiding judge to assist in running the election.
  9. Election Contest An action in civil court to contest the result of an election. The tribunal hearing an election contest attempts to ascertain whether the outcome of the…
  10. Election Identification Certificate (EIC) A form of identification issued by the department of public safety to individuals who do not already have an acceptable form of photo identification to…
  11. Election Judge Also, “Presiding Election Judge” or “Presiding Judge.” The presiding judge is in charge of and responsible for the management and conduct of the…
  12. Election Night Returns Unofficial vote totals reported by local election officials to the Secretary of State on election night.
  13. Electioneering A person commits an offense if, during the voting period and within 100 feet of an outside door through which a voter may enter the building in which a…
  14. Elections Administrator (EA) An appointed official who performs the election duties of the county clerk and the voter registrar.
  15. Electoral College The president and vice president are selected through the electoral college system, which gives each state the same number of electoral votes as it has…
  16. Electronic Voting System A voting system in which the ballots are automatically counted and the results automatically tabulated by use of electronically operated apparatus; i.e.
  17. Envelope Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 4. Four envelopes shall be furnished to each polling place for use in assembling and distributing the precinct election records; the envelopes shall be labeled and addressed as follows (1) “Envelope No. 1,” addressed to the presiding officer of the local canvassing authority; (2) “Envelope No.
  18. Exit Poll An informal poll taken as people leave the polling place. Exit polls are used to predict the outcome of the election or gather other information before…