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incumbent


A person who is currently in office.
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Charter city


See Home Rule City.
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Census


 An official count of the number of people in a region.  The federal census is done by the federal government every 10 years.
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candidate


  A person who is running for an elected office.
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Calendar Year


A document that is good for the calendar year effectively “expires” on December 31 at the end of the year.  That is, it is not necessarily good for a full year from the date of filing (unless filed on [..]
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combination form


A form used at the polling place during early voting and election day that combines multiple functions and requirements into a single form.  For example, the form contains the poll list and signature [..]
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Certificate of election


After the completion of a canvass, the presiding officer of the local canvassing authority shall prepare a certificate of election for each candidate who is elected to an office for which the official [..]
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canvass


The procedure performed by the governing body of the political subdivision whereby the election results become official.  At the time set for convening the canvassing authority for the local canvass, [..]
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Ballot


Either in paper form or electronic, the mechanism for voters to show their vote preferences.
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affiliation


  A person becomes affiliated with a political party when the person is accepted to vote in the party’s primary election or applies for and is provided an early voting or limited primary ballot to be [..]
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