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Voting gives citizens a voice in choosing the leaders at a local, state, and federal level who directly interact with laws that affect citizens. Voting also allows citizens to communicate what their values are to their elected officials.
This guide will walk you through the process of voter registration, where to vote, how to view your sample ballot, and provide other resources that are helpful for any voter.
"Primaries are elections that political parties use to select candidates for a general election. Then each party’s candidates run against each other in the general election"
These elections occur at regular intervals at the local, state, and federal levels in which candidates are elected to offices.
Source: BALLOTPEDIA
While Presidential General Elections occur every four years, Midterm elections are general elections that fall in between at the two-year mark. With a two-year term, all of the seats in the US House of Representatives are elected during Midterm elections along with many other state and local offices.
Source: U.S. Vote Foundation
A recall "is the process by which citizens can remove elected officials from office before their term is completed," and while states have different recall processes, a recall election refers to an election where the vote is to potentially remove an elected official from office.
Source: BALLOTPEDIA
"In special elections, you can vote for a candidate to replace an official who is no longer able to serve. In other words, if an elected official has resigned, died, or got removed from office, you can vote for a new official."
Source: U.S. Vote Foundation
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