Why
- Support policies you care about
- Advocate for you and your community
- Hold politicians accountable
Founded in 2020, HowToVote is an organization
dedicated to making civic education accessible.
In the 2016 election, only
61.4%
of eligible
voters voted. In order to combat that problem,
HowToVote provides easy, free information about
how to vote, the importance of voting, and the
information that a voter of any party can
cast an informed vote on Election Day.
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020
Which is in...
Word | Definition |
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Primary | An election to determine who the nominee of each party will be. |
Caucus | A method of a primary where voters must spend several hours, often in the evening, voting. |
Democrat Party | One of the two main political parties. |
Republican Party | One of the two main political parties. |
Green Party | A smaller, fringe party. |
Libertarian Party | A smaller, fringe party. |
Convention | An event at which a party formally names its nominee. |
Filibuster | A rule allowing a Senator to prevent a vote by talking for an extended amount of time. |
Senate | A voting body which votes about passing laws and votes to appoint Supreme Court Justices. |
Senator | A member of the Senate, each state gets two. |
House | The second voting body that votes about passing laws. |
Congressman/Congresswoman | A member of Congress. The distribution of Congressmembers is determined by amount of people in a certain area. |
Congress | An umbrella term for the House and the Senate. |