Voting methods
Voting systems used in each state:
The most common method used in U.S. elections is the first-past-the-post system, where the highest-polling candidate wins the election. Under … See more

Multiple levels of regulation
In the US, elections are actually conducted by local authorities, working under local, state, and federal law and regulation, as well as the US Constitution. It is a highly decentralized system.
In around half of US … See more

Voting laws and procedures between the states vary as a consequence of the decentralized system, including those pertaining to provisional ballots, postal voting, voter IDs, voter registration, voting machines and vote counting, felony disenfranchisement, … See more

• Official website
• FairVote.org
• Long Distance Voter - Non-partisan resource for registering to vote or getting an absentee ballot.(site not found)*needs updated link
• U.S. Election Statistics: A Resource Guide from the Library of Congress See more

Federal elections
The United States has a presidential system of government, which means that the executive and legislature are elected separately. Article II … See more

In most states of the U.S., the chief election officer is the secretary of state. In some states, local officials like a county registrar of voters or supervisor of elections manages … See more

• Outline of American politics
• Bio-index model
• Election Day in the United States
• 2022 national electoral calendar See more