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chair The position of leadership for a committee defined in the DPCA charter or a DPCA set of bylaws, otherwise defined by Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised (current edition).
chum Campaign gear such as bumperstickers, stickers, pins, lawn signs, and campaign buttons. The term is derived from the bait used to catch fish.
Citizens United Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court, which held that the free speech clause of the First Amendment prohibits the government from restricting independent expenditures for political communications by corporations, including nonprofit corporations, labor unions, and other associations.
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pre-filling A new technique where both well-meaning election officials and malicious officials (and possibly organizations) can pre-fill voter registration forms with names, birthdays, voter ID numbers, or other personally identifiable information in order to have them thrown out.
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| Judge Ian Thornhill ordered an Iowa county Thursday, August 27, 2020, to invalidate 50,000 requests for absentee ballots, agreeing with President Donald Trump's campaign that its elections commissioner overstepped his authority by pre-filling them with voters' personal information. He issued a temporary injunction ordering Linn County Auditor Joel Miller to notify voters in writing that the forms should not have been pre-filled with their information and cannot be processed. |
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reapportionment See redistricting.
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Slack® The collaboration hub that brings the right people, information, and tools together to get work done used by many members of DPCA.
Spoilingspoiling A ballot may get spoiled when a voter makes any mark in the ballot that is contrary to statutory provisions envisaged in election statute. (US Legal) More than 534,000 mail ballots were rejected during 2020 primaries across 23 states — nearly a quarter in key battlegrounds for the fall.
standee Stuffing See image below.
stuffing Ballot stuffing is a type of electoral fraud whereby a person permitted only one vote submits multiple ballots or some person or entity does so "on their behalf."
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