Election Day prep
In most states, who is the state official in charge of elections?
secretary of state
What are some facilities used for election day?
Courthouse, school, National Guard armory, community center, other public building
How were elections results sent from East to West coast in 1860?
Telegraph and pony express
What is the total number of presidential electors?
538
Two ways that people vote before election day?
absentee ballots and early voting
What is the term for someone who is sent by a candidate to a polling place to make sure the election is conducted fairly?
poll watcher
What was the first radio broadcast of presidential election results?
Warren G. Harding in 1920 by KDKA in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
What is the number of electors from each state equal to?
the total number of US senators and representatives from that state
Who are people who often use absentee ballots?
Overseas missionaries, members of the US military, employees of American companies who are working overseas, elderly and disabled
What is the term for the piece of paper on which voting choices have been printed?
paper ballot
What is the term for asking voters for whom they voted when they are leaving voting places?
exit polling
On election day, whom do voters choose when they vote for President and Vice President?
The choose the electors selected by the political party who are committed to voting for that party's candidates for President and Vice President
Two states conduct elections by mail?
Oregon and Washington
What are two methods of voting for which the machines or materials are no longer made?
mechanical lever voting machine and punch cards
What decision have the broadcast networks made about when they report election results?
They decided not to announce projections about a particular state until after the polls in that state have closed
Where do electors meet, and when?
They meet on the first Monday following the second Wednesday in December after a presidential election, usually in their respective state capitols
Who decides which localities must provide election materials in languages other than English?
US Census Bureau
What are two forms of computerized or electronic voting used today?
Marksense and Direct Recording Electronic systems
What is the common name for the person who seals the ballot boxes at a precinct?
election judge
When and where are the electoral votes officially counted?
In a joint session of Congress on January 6 following the election