How Elections Work

The United States has a long and storied history of democracy, and elections have been a critical part of that story.

Political conventions have been a cornerstone of the American political process for nearly two centuries. They play a ...

The 12th Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1804, introduced significant changes to the process of ...

The United States has a long and storied history of democracy, and elections have been a critical part ...

Primary elections are used by political parties in the United States to select their candidates for public office. ...

General elections in the United States are held to select federal, state, and local officials. These elections are ...

Some states require the winner to receive the majority of the votes (more than 50%) and not just ...

Ranked choice voting (RCV) is a method of voting in which voters rank candidates in order of preference. ...