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class="magnify"><a href="/File:US_Capitol_Building_at_night_Jan_2006.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>United States Capitol.</div></div></div>The term <i><a href="/Electoral_system" title="Electoral system">electoral system</a></i> can refer to the method by which elections are conducted (e.g., whether officials are elected in <a href="/Single-winner_system" title="Single-winner system">single-winner</a> versus <a href="/Multi-winner_system" title="Multi-winner system">multi-winner systems</a>) or the method by which votes are tallied to determine the outcome of an election (e.g., <a href="/Plurality_voting_system" title="Plurality voting system">plurality systems</a>, <a href="/Majority_voting_system" title="Majority voting system">majority systems</a>, <a href="/Instant-runoff_voting" class="mw-redirect" title="Instant-runoff voting">ranked-choice voting</a> systems, etc.). In the United States, most federal and state-level officials are elected via plurality vote in single-winner elections, although some jurisdictions (e.g., cities, school boards, etc.) employ alternative electoral systems. <b>To learn more about electoral systems in the United States, see <a href="/Electoral_system" title="Electoral system">this article</a>.</b> </div> </div> <div class="bp-layout-block"><h2 style="margin:0; background:#bd1d27; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #C0C0C0; text-align:left; color: white; padding:0.2em 0.4em;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Learn_more">Learn more</span></h2> <div style="padding:0.2em 0.2em;"><div class="floatright"><a href="/Public_Policy" title="Public Policy"><img alt="Public Policy Logo on Ballotpedia.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/f0/Public_Policy_Logo_on_Ballotpedia.png/160px-Public_Policy_Logo_on_Ballotpedia.png" decoding="async" width="160" height="87" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/f0/Public_Policy_Logo_on_Ballotpedia.png/240px-Public_Policy_Logo_on_Ballotpedia.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/f/f0/Public_Policy_Logo_on_Ballotpedia.png/320px-Public_Policy_Logo_on_Ballotpedia.png 2x" data-file-width="693" data-file-height="378" /></a></div><b>Want to know more?</b> <p>Learn about the <b><a href="/Public_Policy" title="Public Policy">Public Policy Project</a></b> on Ballotpedia. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="bp-layout-column-2"> <div class="bp-layout-block"> <div style="padding:1.2em 2.5em;"><div class="center"><div class="floatnone"><a href="/Election_Policy" title="Election Policy"><img alt="Election Policy on Ballotpedia Logo.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/2/25/Election_Policy_on_Ballotpedia_Logo.png/225px-Election_Policy_on_Ballotpedia_Logo.png" decoding="async" width="225" height="97" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/2/25/Election_Policy_on_Ballotpedia_Logo.png/338px-Election_Policy_on_Ballotpedia_Logo.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/2/25/Election_Policy_on_Ballotpedia_Logo.png/450px-Election_Policy_on_Ballotpedia_Logo.png 2x" data-file-width="693" data-file-height="300" /></a></div></div> <p>Welcome to the <b>Election Policy Project</b>, where you will find information about electoral policy in the 50 states. Our coverage includes <a href="/Ballot_access_for_major_and_minor_party_candidates" title="Ballot access for major and minor party candidates">ballot access laws</a>, <a href="/Voting_by_state" class="mw-redirect" title="Voting by state">state voting procedures</a>, <a href="/Portal:Redistricting" class="mw-redirect" title="Portal:Redistricting">redistricting</a> and more. We endeavor to highlight the various trade-offs that governments and officials must consider when establishing election policy. </p> <dl><dd><i>For a list of all electoral policy articles on <a href="/Ballotpedia" class="mw-redirect" title="Ballotpedia">Ballotpedia</a> see <a href="/Ballotpedia:Index_of_Contents_(Public_policy)#Election_policy" class="mw-redirect" title="Ballotpedia:Index of Contents (Public policy)">here</a></i>.</dd></dl> </div> </div> <div class="bp-layout-block"><h2 style="margin:0; background:#bd1d27; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #C0C0C0; text-align:left; color: white; padding:0.2em 0.4em;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Voting_laws">Voting laws</span></h2> <div style="padding:1.2em 2.4em;"><div class="center"><div class="thumb tnone"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:142px;"><a href="/Voting_laws_by_state" title="Voting laws by state"><img alt="" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Voting_machine%2C_Seattle%2C_1971.jpg/140px-Voting_machine%2C_Seattle%2C_1971.jpg" decoding="async" width="140" height="178" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Voting_machine%2C_Seattle%2C_1971.jpg/210px-Voting_machine%2C_Seattle%2C_1971.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Voting_machine%2C_Seattle%2C_1971.jpg/280px-Voting_machine%2C_Seattle%2C_1971.jpg 2x" data-file-width="946" data-file-height="1200" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:Voting_machine,_Seattle,_1971.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Voting booth circa 1971</div></div></div></div>Laws governing hot-button electoral issues, including <b><a href="/Early_voting" title="Early voting">early voting</a></b>, <b><a href="/Absentee_voting" class="mw-redirect" title="Absentee voting">absentee voting</a></b> and <b><a href="/Voter_identification_laws_by_state" title="Voter identification laws by state">voter identification</a></b> requirements, are set by the states. Consequently, voting regulations differ significantly from state to state. To learn more about the voting laws in your state, <b><a href="/Voting_by_state" class="mw-redirect" title="Voting by state">click here</a></b> </div> </div> <div class="bp-layout-block"><h2 style="margin:0; background:#bd1d27; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #C0C0C0; text-align:left; color: white; padding:0.2em 0.4em;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Redistricting_2">Redistricting</span></h2> <div style="padding:1.2em 2.4em;"><b><a href="/Redistricting" title="Redistricting">Redistricting</a></b> is the process by which new congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn. All United States representatives and state legislators are elected from political divisions called districts. Redistricting is a closely contested issue, primarily due to gerrymandering, the practice of drawing district lines to favor one political party, individual, or constituency over another. 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