On the Ballot
All 435 seats in this chamber are up for election during midterms.
What is the House of Representatives?
A statewide vote to legalize marijuana is an example of this.
What is a ballot initiative?
Voting before Election Day is known as this.
What is early voting?
Midterms decide control of this lawmaking body.
What is Congress?
These elected officials make decisions about city housing and policing.
What are mayors (or city commissioners)?
About one-third of this chamber is up for election in midterms.
What is the Senate?
Votes that change a state constitution are called these.
What are amendments?
Sending your ballot through the mail is called this.
What is mail-in voting?
When different parties control government, lawmaking becomes this.
What is gridlocked
These officials decide school funding and curriculum policies.
What are school board members?
This office is NOT on the ballot during midterm elections.
What is the President?
Florida voters passed an amendment raising this to $15/hour.
What is the minimum wage?
This ballot is used if your registration status is unclear.
What is a provisional ballot?
Congress can launch these into the executive branch.
What are investigations?
This local body helps pass ordinances and city laws.
What is the city council?
These local officials oversee public schools and education policy.
What are School Board Members?
This amendment restored voting rights to many formerly incarcerated people.
What is Amendment 4?
This type of ballot is often used by students or military voters away from home.
What is an absentee ballot?
Midterms affect the final how many years of a presidency?
What are two years?
County commissioners often control budgets for this public service area.
What is public safety (or policing)?
This level of government includes mayors and city commissioners.
What is local government?
Property tax amendments most directly impact this major expense.
What is housing (or homeownership)?
This is the first step required before casting a vote.
What is voter registration?
Winning midterms gives parties momentum heading into this election.
What is the presidential election?
Local elections most directly impact residents’ daily what?
What is life (or daily living conditions)?