Electoral Process

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Nominating Candidates

• Pre-Primary

• Candidates declare run for office

Obama announces run. McCain announces run.

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• Primary

• Closed:• Open:

• Runoff:

• Nonpartisan:

• Only party members

• Anyone can vote

• No majority- top two face off

• All candidates on same party

• Campaigns • Candidate visibility

• Media involvement

• Polling

• Living Room Candidate:

• Campaign Commercials

• SNL “Dem Debate”- media perception and satire:

• SNL Democratic Debate #2

• Video on new media:

• New Media 2.0

• Email of PAC get out the vote for endorsed candidate:

• Move On

• Campaign Financing

• Party Assistance• Political Action

Committees• Private Donors• Public Funding• Personal Financing

• Regulation • Financial Disclosure• Contribution Limits

–$1,000 per indiv.–$5,000 per group

(PAC)–$20,000 per year to a

political party–$25,000 per year

overall

Elections & Voting

• Types –Primary

–General

–Special

• Administration –When elections are held?

–How elections are conducted?

–Type of Ballots•Secret Ballot•Absentee Ballot

–Voting by Mail–Contested Elections

Florida 2000: Bush v Gore

• Florida Recount Video

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• Requirements

• Today

–Property and Tax

–African Americans

–Women

–Age

–Citizenship

–Residence

–Registration Status

Campaigns & Public Good

• Criticisms

• Nonvoting

–Role of The Media–Negative Campaigning

–Voter Alienation–Registration

Requirements–Weakened Political

Parties

• Voting Behavior

–Party Identification

–Issues

–Candidate’s Record and Image

–Voter’s Background

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Voting behavior & CA Upcoming Governor Election

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• Benefits –Encouraging Debate

–Providing Information