Free and fair elections help ensure the peaceful and orderly transfer of power from citizens to an elected representative. They likewise provide the same for the transfer of power from […]
Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of any democracy. Elections give citizens a voice in their government in the most fundamental way: by deciding who governs.
Primary elections and caucuses held in each U.S. state are essential to the way that political parties select their presidential candidates.
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Election Day in the United States often arrives dressed as a carnival.
The transition process begins with the defeated candidate’s concession speech.
Though not required, every president since George Washington has delivered an inaugural address.
A re-elected president is not under time pressure to fill a full slate of top government positions.
Some pollsters and political pundits view the outcomes as referendums on the policies of the president.