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Political Party Conventions
In the Republican Party Convention, 2,439 delegates are selected by state primaries and 662 candidates are unpledged. Estimated that 5,500 delegates will be seated on convention floor.
In the Democratic Party Convention, 3,515 pledged delegates are selected by primary voters AND caucus participants (Kyrias). 852 unpledged delegates; Pledged delegates are dispersed evenly in proportion to the votes each states gave the Democratic cendidate in last 3 Prez elections (Kyrias). -
Caucuses and Primaries
Caucuses were around before primaries and consisted of regular citizens going around towns and cities to speak on behalf of the representative that they were supporting or that was going to run for a certain position. Primaries were not used until 1904, when Florida became the first state to utilize it. Primaries were much more efficient because now citizens were able to vote for a representative that would vote for the person that they wanted to be in office. -
Primaries
6 Types:
1) Open Primaries- Primary election where voters are not required to declare party affiliation (The Free Dictionary).
2) Closed Primaries- Only registered members of a particular political party can vote (The Free Dictionary).
3) Semi-Closed- Unaffiliated voters can participate as well as registered members (Wikipedia).
4) Semi-Open- Parties are given an option to an invite to vote in their primary (About.com).
5) Blanket- Can vote 4 other candidates even if not in same political party -
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Campaigning and Fundraising
Campaining needs to happen quite some time before the election to educate the public on who's running and gain their votes. Fundraising is done before election day too to raise money for the running nominee and their campaign. -
Election Day
When you vote in the presidential elections, you're actually voting witha ballot, which means that you're voting for a group of electors that will vote for the person that you want to be president. These electors will represent you and your vote. -
Vote of the Electoral College
As said before, when voting in a national election, you're atually voting for a group of electors that will vote for the candidate that you support. All states gather in their capitals to cast their votes for President and Vice President. On January 6, or around that time, Congress meets in joint session so access who won the majority of the electoral votes (Kyrias).
