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Campaigning and Fundraising
Campaigning:
-Debates: pre-primary and pre-election
-Sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates -
Political Party Conventions
-Delegates attend the National Conventions to cast their votes for a candidate
-Candidate with a majority of delegate votes wins that party's nomination for President.
-Vice Presidential candidates are chosen by the Presidential nominee and are nominated at the National Convention. -
Election Day
-Vote for President and VP
-Don't have to be enrolled in a party to vote in the Election
-Can vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation -
Vote of the Electoral College
-Congress meets in joint session to count electoral votes
-When you vote for President, you're actually voting for a slate of electors. -
Caucuses and Primaries
Open-A primary election in which voters are not required to declare party affiliation
Closed-Only registered members of a particular policital party can vote.
Semi-Closed -Unaffiliated voters may choose which party primary to vote in.
Semi-Open-All voters may vote in any single primary
Blanket-A system used for selecting political party candidates in a primary election.
Run-off-A voter casts a single vote for their chosen candidate
Caucus- Members that select candidates
