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incumbent


A person who is currently in office.
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commissioner/jp/constable precinct


Each county in the state must be divided into four commissioner’s precincts; one county commissioner is elected to represent each commissioner precinct.  Similarly, each county must be divided into ju [..]
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combined election precincts


When two or more county election precincts vote at the same polling place but the precincts are reported separately and separate paperwork is kept for each precinct. Contrast “Consolidated Precinct.” [..]
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city secretary


  A city clerk or, in a city that has no city secretary or clerk, the city officer who performs the duties of a city secretary.
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charter city


See Home Rule City.
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census


 An official count of the number of people in a region.  The federal census is done by the federal government every 10 years.
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candidate


  A person who is running for an elected office.
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cancellation of an election


An election may be cancelled under certain circumstances as allowed by law.  Reasons for cancellation include candidates being unopposed or a moot measure (i.e., the action to be authorized by the vot [..]
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calendar year


A document that is good for the calendar year effectively “expires” on December 31 at the end of the year.  That is, it is not necessarily good for a full year from the date of filing (unless filed on [..]
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branch early voting location


Either Permanent or Temporary – a location other than the main early voting site where voters can vote early by personal appearance.
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