Glossary extracted starting with manual seeds, with BOW for the domain pol and language EN

inheritance	Inheritance refers to the right to receive property
trifecta	Refers to simultaneous control by one party of the governorship and both houses of the legislature
statute	A law
dnc	Democratic National Committee
platform	The policies or plans that candidates/political parties promise to introduce, if elected to power.
token	Physical device or a digital representation (i.e., a software token) that an authorized user of computer services is given to aid in authentication
pvi	Partisan Voting Index
majority method	A principle of democracy asserting that a simple majority, defined as 50 plus one in most cases, should select public officials and determine the policies and actions of their government.
house effect	A statistically significant mean digression from the polling average
due process	The procedure or process required for a given judgment to be fair
fair fight	A district designed to be competitive, theoretically giving both major parties an equal or near-equal chance of winning control of the district.
appointed	By Head of Government appointment, we are referring to cases where the Head of Government is selected by other government institutions, such as the head of state, legislature, or the courts
cots	Software, firmware, device or component that is used in the United States by many different people or organizations for many different applications and that is incorporated into the voting system with no manufacturer- or application-specific modification
rechtsstaat	Recht means right or law, and staat means state
heraldry	the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
head of government	The head of government is the leader of the government or cabinet
dino	Democrat In Name Only
deathmatch	A term to describe the act of drawing two or more elected legislators from the same party into the same legislative district, forcing one or more to either retire or seek election elsewhere, or else setting up a primary battle from which only one will emerge with his or her party's nomination.
corporal punishment	Corporal punishment is the deliberate infliction of pain intended as correction or punishment.
democratic-npl	Democratic Non-Partisan League Party
motor voter law	A law that requires state to make voter registration procedures easier and more accessible to citizens.
credential issuance	Determination of what
ordinance	A regulation or law, especially one enacted by a city government.
registered voter	An eligible voter who has signed up to vote.
public company voting	The Public Company method has its foundation in the (Australian) Corporations Law
proportional vote	Proportional representation (PR) is any of various multi-winner electoral systems which try to ensure that the proportional support gained by different groups is accurately reflected in the election result
failure	(Voting system reliability) Event that results in (a) loss of one or more functions, (b) degradation of performance such that the device is unable to perform its intended function for longer than 10 seconds, (c) automatic reset, restart or reboot of the voting device, operating system or application software, (d) a requirement for an unanticipated intervention by a person in the role of
term limit	This is the limit on the number of terms granted to a government official.
great mentioner	A mythical being whose sole purpose is to float the names of potential candidates for office
19th amendment	Firbids a state to deny a person the right to vote because of their sex
social contract	This refers to an actual or hypothetical contract providing the legitimate basis of sovereignty and civil society and of the rights and duties constituting the role of citizen
commander in chief	Commander-in-Chief (in NATO-lingo often C-in-C or CINC pronounced "sink") is the commander of all the military forces within a particular region or of all the military forces of a state.
province	Some geographic electoral entities/constituencies may be referred to as Provinces or Electoral Provinces
immunity	Immunity confers a status on a person or body that makes that person or body free from otherwise legal processes enforcing obligations that wouuld otherwise apply, such as, liability for damages or punishment for criminal acts.
hybrid election/ballot	A hybrid Election/Ballot involves the application and availability to the eligible voters, the use of more than one voting medium in the same electoral event
indigenous persons	The word indigenous is derived from the latin word indigena, meaning native, indigenous, aboriginal, and refers to the native people of a place.
dark ground illumination	a form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered light; specimens appear luminous against a dark background
nwotsotb	No Word On The Size Of The Buy
member of parliament	An elected representative who serves in parliament.
test	Procedure used to determine one or more characteristics of an object of
silent roll	Any voter who believes either their security or their family's security would be put at risk by their address appearing on the publicly accessible electoral roll, may apply for a silent enrolment
nature study	the study of animals and plants in the natural world (usually at an elementary level)
judicial council/commission	By judicial council/commission, we are referring to an independent body that is composed of experts in law who are important in the selection process for judges, as well as sometimes discipline and removal.
probe	an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
at-large	At-large refers to offices that are elected by the voters of an entire county or district even though the office may only represent one part of the county or district.
veto	An executive's rejection of proposed legislation that has passed the legislature and must receive his or her approval to become law
registration	Listing the names of eleigible voters
plurality	A term related to the "first past the post" system of voting
kossack	A Daily Kos user, especially one active across multiple groups of the website including the front page.
teabag	A crude term to describe the act of challenging a Republican elected official in a primary from the right, criticizing him or her for not being "conservative enough" and aligning oneself with one or more Tea Party group to bolster one's own conservative bona fides
active period	Span of time during which a
compulsory voting	see Mandatory Voting
redistricting	A process that usually happens every decade, after the release of Census data and according to the changes in population reported in that data
platform plank	One of the articles, or statements, in a party platform.
pnp	New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico
ombudsman	A public official or representative appointed to investigate citizens' complaints against local agencies and programs that may be infringing on the rights of individuals.
prospect	explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals
decree authority	Decree is an order that has the force of law
gerrymander	The act of drawing a district for grossly partisan purposes
market analysis	marketing research that yields information about the marketplace
get	come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
leg	A state or territorial legislature
irv	Instant Runoff Voting
dummymander	An extreme gerrymander for partisan purposes that may initially look like an effective way to get lots of members of a particular party elected, but turns out to backfire and work to the advantage of the other party instead
research	a search for knowledge
counter corruption commission	An institution set up to eliminate or prevent corruption in government.
double jeopardy	Double Jeopardy refers to being charged twice for the same crime
error rate	Ratio of the number of errors that occur to the volume of data processed
jpf/pfoj	Judean People's Front/People's Front of Judea
interpellate	Interpellate means to question formally about policy or government business
remuneration	Remuneration means wages and other benefits received as compensation for employment
intellectual property	Creative ideas and expressions of the human mind that possess commercial value and receive the legal protection of a property right
rv	Registered Voter
division	By divisions, we mean something that is uniform throughout the constitution, not sub-sections that only appear sporadically.
inquest	an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death
approve	To approve means to confirm or sanction formally, regardless of the particular language used in the Constitution
initiate	Initiate means to begin or start a particular action, regardless of its formal designation in the constitution
state of emergency	A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend certain normal functions of government or may work to alert citizens to alter their normal behaviors or to order government agencies to implement their emergency preparedness plans
eligible voter	A voter who meets the legal requirements for the right to vote.
international law	International law deals with the relationships between states, or between persons or entities in different states
asylum	The protection that countries grant to refugees.
socieconomic status	A group of people within the society who share similar income levels and similar types of employment.
tonsure	the shaved crown of a monk's or priest's head
accession	Accession is a process by which a country becomes a member of an international agreement or of another state
platform	a formal written document that states a political party's stances on important issues and its goals for the future.
tryout	trying something to find out about it
ex post facto laws	Ex post facto literally means after the fact
pip	Puerto Rican Independence Party
rnc	Republican National Committee
legislative council	Usually the upper house in a (State) parliament.
circle of ignorance	The disgustingly Republican suburbs of Milwaukee, namely Waukesha, Washington, and Ozaukee counties
initiative	The initiative (also known as popular or citizen's initiative) provides a means by which a petition signed by a certain minimum number of registered voters can force a public vote on a proposed statute, constitutional amendment, charter amendment, or ordinance.
political action committee	PAC's are political groups that are not formally related to a particular political party, but are associated with other groups (like labor unions, corporations, etc.)
member	A member (an elected representative) of a parliament.
attorney general	In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.
refer	seek information from
voter inclusion index	A measure of voting accuracy and variance, based on the mean accuracy per voter and the associated standard deviation
ppd	Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico
constitutional court	A Constitutional Court is a high court found in many countries which deals primary with constitutional law
re-explore	explore anew
postal vote	Voters unable to attend a polling place on election day are entitled to use a postal vote, which is one type of declaration vote
minister	A government member of parliament who is appointed by the Governor General (in the case of the Commonwealth parliament or the Governor of the State (in the case of a State parliament) to be a member of the Executive (Cabinet) and who will be (appointed) responsible for one or more specific areas of government administration.
parliament	A political assembly of elected representatives who debate/vote proposed laws.
political party	an organized group of people with common values and goals, who try to get their candidates elected to office
first election method	In a mixed system, this refers to the election method by which the most members are elected
marketing research	research that gathers and analyzes information about the moving of good or services from producer to consumer
seccession	The act of withdrawing from an organized political body, such as when the southern states withdrew from the United States in 1861.
big science	scientific research that requires massive capital investment but is expected to yield very significant results
regionalization	The 50 United States are unofficially grouped into approximately six regions
drafted/published	This refers to the date the constitution was originally written.
polling day	The day on which the major elements of a parliamentary /council election are conducted
mobile polling team	These are polling officials that are specially recruited and trained to undertake mobile polling activities in remote areas and also in convalescent / nursing homes
itinerant elector	A person who has no fixed place of address but whose name has been included on the Electoral Roll.
field work	an investigation carried out in the field rather than in a laboratory or headquarters
head of state	A head of state or chief of state is the chief public representative of a nation-state, federation or commonwealth, whose role generally includes personifying the continuity and legitimacy of the state and exercising the political powers, functions and duties granted to the head of state in the country's constitution.
single-member district	An elctoral district from which a single legislator is chosen, usually by a pluarlity vote, in contrast to proportional representation or at-large system.
amparo/courts of amparo	Amparo is a writ of constitutional protection found in Latin America
local government	Sometimes referred to as the "third" tier of government
proportional representation	Proportional Representation is a system of voting essentially designed to elect representatives in proportion to the amount of support each has in the constituency/electorate
527	Named for 26 U.S.C
sound bite	A brief, very quotable remark by a candidate for office that is repeated on radio and television news programs.
dignity of man	Dignity refers to the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect, so the dignity of man means the ability of individuals to be able to gain and sustain a particulary status or level of respect.
electron microscopy	microscopy with the use of electron microscopes
political party	A political party comprises a group of individuals with similar ideals/objectives and who collaborate to select nominees for election to office
riding	The equivalent of a district under a parliamentary system
qualifying	Definition changes based on state
nulla poena sine lege	Nulla poena sine lege literally means no penalty without a law
pilot experiment	a preliminary experiment whose outcome can lead to a more extensive experiment
executive cabinet/ministers	Group of key executive advisors which includes the Secretaries, Ministers, or heads of each Department of the national government.
price stability	An economy with relatively consistent values of goods and services from year to year, all things being equal.
petition	By right to petition, we mean the right to submit individual or group level grievances to government
coattails	An allusion to the rear panels ("tails") of a gentleman's frock coat
dccc	Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
prescribed information	The formal, statutory request for conduct of an election for a registered organisation under the auspices the Workplace Relations (or other related State) Act
autochthonous	see Indigenous Persons
capital punishment	Capital punishment, also referred to as the death penalty, is the judicially ordered execution of a prisoner as a punishment for a serious crime, often called a capital offense or a capital crime.
rule of law	See Rechtsstaat
sos	Secretary of State
town meeting	a meeting of the voters of a town in order to discuss and sometimes decide upon issues.
investigation	the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
primary vote	The tally of No
survey	make a survey of; for statistical purposes
voting rights act	Eliminated restrictions on voting that had been used to discriminate against African Americans and other minority groups.
midterm election	a general election that does not coincide with a presidential election year, but occurs two years into the term of a president
civil servants	People who work for government departments or agencies.
alert time	The amount of time the equipment will wait for detectible voter activity after issuing an alert before going into an inactive state requiring
special election	An election held to fill a vacancy or select a person to fill an unexpired term of office
redistricting	a process in which the physical boundaries of a voting district are changed.
second election method	In a mixed system, this refers to the election method by which the fewest members are elected
transitional provisions	Transitional provisions refer to the provisions used for adopting the new constitution or switching from one constitution to the next.
rino	Republican In Name Only
labor courts	Specialized courts designed to decide labor disputes.
look into	investigate scientifically
nb	New Brunswick
expanding electorate	a factor contributing to low voter turnout
basic law	This is a list of articles about the fundamental constitutional laws, known as Basic Laws, of various jurisdictions
indict	The indicting process is the formal process for bringing charges against a suspect
swingnut	A (former) denizen of Swing State Project
voting variation	Voting style, option, or feature such as
freedom of assembly	The right of people to gather together peacefully in public, whether for political, religious, or personal reasons.
moe	Margin of Error
extradition	The surrender by one state to another of an individual accused or convicted of an offense outside its own territory, and within the territorial jurisdiction of the other.
ag	Attorney General
provisional enrolment	The Australian legislative provision that permits otherwise qualified seventeen year old persons to enrol on the Electoral Roll
microscopy	research with the use of microscopes
gerrymandering	a process in which a voting district is broken up or the physical boundaries of a voting district are changed in order to make it easier for one political party to win future elections
fec	Federal Elections Commission
majority	This majority system uses a two round system of voting
ethnic group	We have chosen to define ethnic groups broadly; therefore, any of the following could be included in the category ethnic groups: castes, nationalities, linguistic groups, racial groups, etc.
swing district	A district that may be reasonably considered winnable for a candidate from either party
meritocratic	The term meritocratic describes government by persons selected according to merit in competition.
central bank	A nations main regulatory bank
human rights commission	Human Rights Commissions are institutions set up to ensure that individual and group rights are not being violated, either by government, other individuals, or groups.
enthusiasm gap	Any difference in how motivated registered voters of a certain party are to vote in the next election compared to registered voters of the other party
indicative preference count	A full distribution of preferences is not carried out until all primary votes have been tallied
rga	Republican Governors Association
house of assembly	Usually the lower house of a State/Territory parliament.
residency requirement	The length of time one has to be a resident of a place in order to be allowed to run for office there.
cast around	search anxiously
malapportionment	A situation of imbalance in population densities between electoral constituencies /geographic entities.
module	Structural unit of software or analogous logical design, typically containing several
highest ordinary court	The highest ordinary court refers to the ordinary court [see ordinary court below] which has final say in the judicial process.
callable unit	(Of a software program or analogous logical design) Function, method, operation, subroutine, procedure, or analogous structural unit that appears within a
product research	marketing research that yields information about desired characteristics of the product or service
community of interest	An affiliation of voters with common values and interests, particularly in terms of political tendencies.
democracy	a form of government in which people hold the power, either by voting for measures directly or by voting for representatives who vote for them.
empirical research	an empirical search for knowledge
matching funds	public money that is given to presidential candidates in an amount equal to the amount that they have raised privately
freedom of religion	Freedom of religion refers to an individual's right to practice whatever religious beliefs one wants
ssp	Swing State Project
town meeting	An informal gathering of an officeholder or candidate for office with a group of people, often local, where the atmosphere is egalitarian and informal, and where members of the audience can pose questions directly to the officeholder or candidate.
loserspeak	Language and phrasing used by losers
conservadem	A Democrat who takes political positions generally to the right of others in his or her party
president	A term often applied to the elected head of state of a nation/republic
new hampshire primary	The first primary of the presidential election season
empty precinct	A voting precinct that contains no voters, and thus adds nothing to vote totals when tabulated
margin	We tend to use the term margin to refer to the percentage point lead a candidate or party has in an electorate
baconmander	An implausible gerrymander that creates a number of long, thin districts designed to maximize a particular party's electoral prospects
habeas corpus	Habeas Corpus is a prerogative writ which requires the state to produce in court a person in its custody and justify his or her imprisonment
gingles criteria	Refers to the judicial precedent set by the case of Thornburg v
quorum	The number of members of a house, committee, or other group that must be present before the group may conduct official business.
nrcc	National Republican Congressional Committee
big dog	Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States and still a major player in Democratic politics.
lv	Likely Voter
polling officials	These are the staffing resources appointed by the Returning Officer to conduct polling in a polling booth/polling place
human genome project	an international study of the entire human genetic material
ballot rotation	Process of varying the order of the
nrsc	National Republican Senatorial Committee
ie	Independent Expenditure
cat fud	A colloquial term for some good old fashioned friendly fire, the likes of which stomp all over President Reagan's so-called "Eleventh Commandment"
scientific research	research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses
application logic	Software, firmware, or
vra	Voting Rights Act
experimentation	the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
daily kos electioneer	A DKE user and poster who is familiar with and follows the guidelines of our community
put into force	This is the date in which the constitution or a law is put into effect.
probe	an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity
party hack	A term sometimes used to refer to members of a political party who actively participate in the operational "grass roots" affairs of the party
inalienable rights	Inalienable rights refers to the concept of rights that are completely inseparable from those to whom they belong.
premier	In an Australian context, the term Premier usually refers to the head/leader of a State Government.
registration requirements	Legal barriers enforced on all potential voters.
fptp	First Past The Post
second chamber	In bicameral systems, the house of the Legislature that is either (1) NOT elected by universal suffrage on the basis of population (e.g
religious law	Law that originates in a religious tradition, which may be of divine origin.
suffrage	the right or privilege of voting.
tax courts	Specialized courts designed to settle tax disputes and enforce tax laws.
local/municipal government	Local/municipal government refers to government at the level of the city, town, or village
preordination	(theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)
focus group	A small group of people in a moderator-led discussion that gathers feelings, opinions, and responses to specific candidates and political or economic issues.
veto	The word veto comes from Latin and literally means I forbid
non-derogable rights	Non-derogable rights are those not limited in times of national emergency.
exhausted preferences	Ballot papers on which it is not possible to determine a next valid preference are said to 'exhaust' their preferences
legality	See Rechtsstaat
gop	Grand Old Party - i.e., the Republicans.
tax bills	Tax bills refer to legislation for gathering revenue from the citizens.
term length	This is the length of time in years a government official serves.
propose	Put forward for consideration or action
swing state	The equivalent of a swing district for a state
questioning	a request for information
wyoming rule	A reapportionment scheme by which the target population for each congressional district would be as close to the population of the country's smallest state (Wyoming) as possible
butterfly ballot	a type of paper ballot in which the actual voting is done by the central fold of a two-page, pamphlet-like ballot (the two open pages are like a butterfly's wings; the voting is done where the butterfly's body would be).
offence/s	See Electoral Offences.
trim	cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
spending bills	Spending bills refer to legislation for disbursing government funds.
lower house	A house of parliament
dlcc	Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee
administrative courts	Administrative courts hear enforcement cases for administrative agencies or consider appeals to agency rules.
portfolio	Usually refers to departmental responsibility (or responsibilities if for more than one Department is involved) of a Cabinet Minister.
libertarian	a person who belongs to the Libertarian political party.
suffrage	Suffrage is the civil right to vote, or the exercise of that right.
electors	A body of persons appointed (sometimes ad hoc, sometimes on a long-standing basis) to select individuals for office
census	an official count of the number of people in a region
hd	House District
dfl	Democratic–Farmer–Labor
promulgation	Promulgation is the act of formally proclaiming new legislation to the public
third-party logic	Software, firmware, or
central representative body	Another name for the legislature
media market	An area sharing common local television programming or local newspaper circulation (often coterminous or reasonably close)
hospital vote	Voters living in retirement homes or in long term hospital care are generally visited by electoral officials
gerrymandering	The practice of drawing legislative district boundaries with an eye toward creating a political advantage for a particular party of faction.
mandatory voting	This includes explicit references to compulsory voting as well as penalties for non-voting, like forfeiture of voting privileges or fines
hare-clark	The Hare–Clark electoral system is a Single Transferable Vote (STV) method of proportional representation used in multi-member electorates/constituencies
industrial election	Official Position Elections conducted for Registered Organisations (Unions and Employer Groups) and under the auspices of the Workplace Relations Act (in the case of federally registered organisations)
opinion poll	A survey conducted that registers voter or general public opinion.
dga	Democratic Governors Association
parrot	usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
consumer research	marketing research that yields information about the motives and needs of different classes of consumers
freedom of association	Freedom of association is the right to meet and interact freely, without the interference of the state or others
testate	Testate refers to the right to give property freely after death
expropriation	The government's act of taking title to property owned by a private party without that party's consent under the authority of a law or statute.
pack	The act of putting as many of a certain type of voter as possible into one district.
subsidiary units	By subsidiary units, we mean any of the following: states, provinces, districts, departments, etc.
26th amendment	Lowers the legal voting age to 18 for all national, state, and local elections
party	See Political Party
fishing expedition	an investigation undertaken in the hope (but not the stated purpose) of discovering information
electorate	An electorate is a geographic sub-division which elects members of Parliament
third party	A political party other than the two main parties in a two-party system
motor - voter bill	a bill passed by Congress in 1993 that lets US citizens register to vote when they apply for a driver's license and is officially termed the National Voter Registration Act or NVRA.
libel	Libel refers to false and malicious publications or statements for the purpose of defaming a living person
treaties	A treaty is a binding agreement under international law concluded by subjects of international law, namely states and international organizations.
freedom of conscience	Freedom of conscience is the freedom of an individual to hold a viewpoint, or thought, without state coercion.
municipality	The term used on this site to represent a city, town, or township.
means test	an inquiry into the financial position of someone applying for financial aid
scotus	Supreme Court of the United States
cfg	Club for Growth
biological research	scientific research conducted by biologists
quota	A quota is a prescribed number
vote sink	A district designed to contain as many voters favoring a certain party as possible, ideally making the surrounding districts more likely to elect members of the opposite party.
upside	the highest or uppermost side of anything
fundamental law	Law outlining the basic principles, powers and structure of a government.
writ	A writ is a legal document which commands an electoral official to conduct an election and which specifies the dates for the close of rolls, the close of nominations, the polling and the return of the writ.
tally	the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
legitimacy	The acceptance of the government's right to rule by the people the government rules
mapquest	search for a location and directions by means of the MapQuest program
preliminary scrutiny	The "preliminary scrutiny" essentially involves a "voter entitlement check"
plurality runoff method	A method used in some Southern states
doj	Department of Justice
plebisite	A decision on an issue made by a group of people
expansion of the franchise	Granting voting rights to more and more members of society.
sovereignty	Sovereignty is the exclusive right to exercise supreme authority over a geographic region or group of people, such as a nation or a tribe
ultra-vires administrative actions	This phrase refers to the use of excess power by administrative agencies.
problem solving	the thought processes involved in solving a problem
international organizations	An international organization (also called intergovernmental organization) is an organization of international scope or character
prime minister	federal (Commonwealth) government
internet / online ballot/vote	A ballot or election where the voting medium applied is secure Internet / Online technology
documents	The number of documents that make up the constitution
cabinet responsibility	Cabinet responsibility refers to situations when the cabinet is collectively responsible for government policy.
preamble	A preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution
gerrymander	A gerrymander is the deliberate drawing of electoral boundaries to gain political advantage
third party	In the United States, any political party that is not one of the two parties that have dominated U.S
cow counties	Collectively refers to the sparsely populated rural counties of Western states, especially Oregon and Nevada
in-person vote	A term sometimes applied to voters who utilise pre-poll voting facilities
military courts	Specialized courts designed to decide military cases, typically involving discipline of soldiers for criminal-type activity
fluorescence microscopy	light microscopy in which the specimen is irradiated at wavelengths that excite fluorochromes
self determination	Self-determination is a principle in international law that a people ought to be able to determine their own governmental forms and structure free from outside influence
border logic	Software, firmware, or
vap	Voting Age Population
pardon	A pardon is the forgiveness of a crime and the penalty associated with it
hansard	Printed transcripts of parliamentary debates.
federal election campaign act	Controls the raising and spending of funds for political campaigns
censorship	The action of suppressing in whole or in part something that is considered politically or morally objectionable.
psephology	The study of elections, voting patterns and voting trends.
coh	Cash on Hand
first chamber	The house of the Legislature elected by universal suffrage on the basis of population
federal election commission	An independent regulatory agency charged with administering and enforcing federal campaign finance law
test suite	Implementation of a set of
lobbyist	people who are associated with groups (like labor unions, corporations, etc.) and who try to persuade members of the government (like members of Congress) to enact legislation that would benefit their group.
recanvass	The act of checking and evaluating the way votes were counted in order to correct inaccuracies in the original tally
voting system	Equipment (including hardware, firmware, and software), materials, and documentation used to define elections and
dscc	Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
ppp	Public Policy Polling
public opinion poll	an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
15th amendment	Forbids a state to deny a person the right to vote because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
residual law maker	The person or body who has the power to make laws in any substantive domains, which are not explicitly granted to another person or body.
legislative assembly	Usually the lower house in a (State) parliament.
electoral court	A court set up to decide electoral disputes, usually ex post.
sharrrrrrrrrrrron angle	Sharron Angle, the unsuccessful Republican nominee for U.S
in the weeds	The kind of political happening that takes place on an extremely local scale, e.g
ministry	The group of government members formally appointed to control and be responsible for the administration of government activities.
operations research	research designed to determine most efficient way to do something
google	search the internet (for information) using the Google search engine
election	a process in which people vote to choose a leader or to decide an issue.
answer	the speech act of replying to a question
susa	SurveyUSA
electoral system	The structures and processes necessary to hold an election including the electoral laws, system of appointment, redistribution and voting.
crack	The act of splitting a concentration of a certain type of voter, such as voters that strongly prefer a certain party, between multiple districts, ideally in order to prevent them from electing a member of that party.