Electoral Process In The United States

The Electoral Process The electoral process is very important in the U.S. government as any significant officials are elected by this system. The electoral process has three levels, the local, state and national election. Local elections include municipal elections, metropolitan elections, and the elections of local and district councils State elections include state legislature, governors, lieutenant governors, attorney general, secretary of state, supreme court members and state judiciary members. Finally, the presidential election includes the president and vice president. At the local level, many important officials are elected. The elected include the local municipalities and district council officials. Proportional representation or constituency determines the results of the elections. Proportional representation refers to the process by which officials are elected based on the percentage of votes received. In this process, candidates are drawn from a party list. While proportional representation protects smaller parties,
Both state and local government elections are subject to state legislature. The state determines the time of, type of and place where the election is held. In state elections, the state legislature and governors are elected separately. While states may differ in the positions of the people elected, all states elect a governor and lieutenant governor, sometimes on a joint-ticket. Furthermore, the governors of American territories are elected in state election. Additionally, “all members of state legislatures and territorial jurisdiction legislatures are elected.” (Derksen, Wilfried) Differentially, some states elect the Attorney General, Secretary of State, Supreme Court members, and state judiciary members. As one can see, while state level elections follow the same electoral process as local elections, they differ greatly in terms of positions