Government terms starting with R

10 terms

  1. Recount The process conducted under Title 13 of the Election Code for verifying the vote count in an election.
  2. Recount Representative An individual selected by a candidate or other interested party to observe the performance of the recount; similar to a poll watcher.
  3. Redistricting A process in which the physical boundaries of a voting district are changed.
  4. Registered Voter A person registered to vote in this state whose registration is effective.
  5. Registration Omissions List The new version of this list, created pursuant to Section 86.003 of the Election Code, is used when a person has one of the acceptable ID’s [or an…
  6. Religious Exemption A voter who has a consistent religious objection to being photographed may vote a provisional ballot, appear at the voter registrar’s office within six…
  7. Residence Address The street address and any apartment number, or the address at which mail is received if the residence has no address, and the city, state, and zip code…
  8. Resign to Run Provision (Article XVI, Section 65, Texas Constitution) Applies to municipal officers whose terms are longer than 2 years and to District Clerks, County Clerks, County Judges, Judges of the County Courts at…
  9. retention period Generally speaking, the precinct election records must be preserved by the authority to whom they are distributed: (1) in an election involving a federal…
  10. Runoff Election An election held if no candidate for a particular office receives the vote necessary to be elected in an election requiring a majority vote.