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Glossary 选举术语 ? Confused by election jargon? Check out these basic definitions: ? 对选举术语感到困惑？请查看这些基本定义： Absentee Voting 缺席投票 At-Large 大区选举 Ballot 选票 Campaign 竞选 Campaign Finance 竞选资金 Candidate 候选人 Constituent 选民 Crossover Voting 交叉投票 Dark Money 暗钱 Delegates 代表 Democracy 民主 Districts (Congressional) 选区（国会的） Districts (County) 选区（县） Districts (State Legislature) 选区（州立法机关） DNC 民主党全国委员会 Election 选举 Election Day 选举日 Electoral College 选举团 Franchise 选举权 General Election 大选 GOP 美国共和党的昵称 Headlee Amendment Headless修正案 Incumbent 在职者 Independent 无党派人士 Millage 物业税 （为财产税的一种） Nominee 被提名人 Nonpartisan 无党派 Open Primary 开放式初选 Partisan 有党派 Platform 政纲 Political Action Committee (PAC) 政治行动委员会（PAC） Political Party 政党 Poll or Polling Place 投票所／选举地点 Precinct 选区 Precinct Delegate 选区代表 Primary Election 初选 Referendum 公投 Straight-Ticket Voting 政党票 Ward (City) 选区 （选区） Absentee Voting 缺席投票 ? ? A way that people can vote when they cant get to their polling place in person. They can request a ballot and receive it prior to Election Day, then fill it out and mail it in. All absentee ballots received by your city clerk or township clerk by 8 p.m. on Election Day are counted. Heres a link for more information about local absentee voting. ? ? 缺席投票能够让无法前往投票站投票的选民参加投票。选民可以索要选票并在选举日前收 到、填写、并邮寄自己的选票。所有在选举日当天下午8点之前被您所在的城市或镇区工 作人员接收的缺席选票都将生效。这个链接中有更多关于本地缺席投票的信息。 ? At-Large 大区选举 ? ? A term for the election of public officials by an entire governmental unit rather than by subdivisions of the unit. For example, the mayor of Ann Arbor is elected at-large by voters throughout the entire city, while city councilmembers are elected by voters in each of the citys five wards – two council members per ward. 这个术语专指在较大的选区内选举政府官员的选举，而非在大选举单位下的分区内进行的 选举。例如安娜堡市