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Nominating Process. Types of Nomination. Self-Announcement : a candidate announcement of his or her intention to run for an office Caucus : a group of like-minded people meet to select a candidate Criticized for closed, unrepresentative character and largely abandoned.
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Types of Nomination • Self-Announcement: a candidate announcement of his or her intention to run for an office • Caucus: a group of like-minded people meet to select a candidate • Criticized for closed, unrepresentative character and largely abandoned
Types of Nomination (Cont.) • Convention: party’s rank and file membership express will through each of its representative levels, became manipulated by party bosses • Direct primary: election by members within the party to pick candidates for the general election • Petition: candidates nominated by a certain number of qualified voters in the election district
Advantages of Primary System • Avoids boss-dominated and corrupt convention system of nomination • More democratic by placing the nomination in the hands of the membership
Disadvantages of Primary System • More cost: two elections rather than one general election • Divisive: members of the same party are running against each other, putting aside rivalries in the general election can be difficult • Strong advantage to name recognition, the best known candidate is not always the best qualified • Public disinterest: A large part of the public does not appreciate the importance of the nominating stage and fails to vote.
Types of Direct Primaries • Open Primaries: a party nominating election that is open to any qualified voter • Closed Primaries: a party nominating election that is only open to declared party members
Texas Election Timeline (even-numbered years) General Primary Runoff Election Inauguration ___I_______I_________ I____________I______ March April November January
Review Questions • A ____ is a nomination system in which a small number of like-minded people meet to select a candidate. • A ____ is an election by members within a party to pick candidates for the general election. • A(n) ___ primary is a party nominating election that is open to any qualified voter. • A(n) ___ primary is a party nominating election that is only open to declared party members. • The primary elections are in (month) in Texas.