Elections

Electing the new president is one of the most important decisions a U.S. citizen can make. If you will be unable to vote on the day of the general election for any reason, or are currently living outside the ...Read More

Writing Congress can be an intimidating venture, but the websites for both Houses of Congress make contacting your congressional representatives easy. By providing ways to search for your representative by ...Read More

Voting is an important part of society, so if you plan to move, it is essential that you change your address on your voter registration card. Changing your address will let voting officials know which precinct ...Read More

Elections are the most central expression of democracy. Through this process, people choose and watch over their own government. Though election procedures vary significantly from country to country, an ...Read More

A member of a state board of elections fulfills his responsibility to ensure fair and ethical elections by guiding political players in political campaigns. Rights to political governance acts enable the board ...Read More

Presidential burials in the United States are distinct in that they are a state affair with a lot of pomp and circumstance while maintaining the solemness of the occasion. The burials are always orchestrated ...Read More

The issue of immigrant voting rights is generally understood to be the question of whether to allow non-citizen immigrants to vote....Read More

In the United States, thirty-five states allow registered voters to go to the polls early in order to vote for the next president. Of these thirty-five states where early voting is allowed, four of them, ...Read More

In America, the history of elections is deeply rooted in the principles of the Constitution. However, the overall way that elections are conducted is an ever-changing role that is adapting to reflect the ...Read More

It seems that every time Strom Thurmond, South Carolina's 97-year-old senator, is mentioned in the news, people ask themselves two things. First, how can a man who ran for President in 1948, as a member of the ...Read More

By law, U.S. unions operate democratically. An entrenched, corrupt, unresponsive leadership thwarts the membership's will (and distorts the collective-bargaining process). Congress' answer has been a Union ...Read More

The two major political parties in the United States nominate candidates for president and vice president after a series of caucuses and primaries are conducted in the states and territories. Smaller parties ...Read More

There are many ways of contacting government officials with ideas about health care, or any issue, but certain methods are more effective than others. The officials most directly affected by your vote are more ...Read More

3Just because a voter plans to be out of the country during an election doesn't mean they give up the right to cast a ballot. The United States government has procedures in place that allow registered voters ...Read More

Caucusing has been a way of electing public officials since before Iowa became a state in 1848. A Native American term, caucus means a gathering of tribal leaders to decide policy and elect officials. Iowa is ...Read More

A Democratic super-delegate is a delegate who participates in the Democratic National Convention. Unlike most convention delegates, super-delegates are not elected to that position. Super-delegates are made up ...Read More