Political Elections

A political election is a process by which a group of people or a population of people make a decision to choose an individual to hold office. Elections are usually the defining aspect of what a democracy stands for– being able to choose individuals in government to represent the people. Elections can be held to fill office in a legislative, executive, and judiciary branch both in local, state, and Federal governments. An election does not have to be political; it is a process that can also be held to elect corporate officials in a business or within a non-profit organization.

What is Involved in an Election?
There are many aspects of a political election, from the time that someone decides to run for office to the time of election day when people travel to political polls to cast their votes.

Nomination:
Nomination of a politician is the process by which the politician is chosen to represent a political party (such as the Democratic or Republican parties) to be voted in a political poll for office. Most partisan systems only allow certain parties to have nominated candidates put on political polls when an election is held for a certain position. This time of political poll voting system is usually practiced in partisan systems. Non-partisan systems either allow any person wishing to run for office to be nominated, while other non-partisan systems allow anyone to be voted for office in a political poll without any kind of nomination. There is an obvious exception, however, such as age restrictions.

What Are Politics?
Politics is the term given to a process by which a group of people make important collective decisions. Politics generally refers to decisions and actions by governments, but a politic can also describe actions within a corporation, academic organization, or a religious institution. A politic decision generally involves social relations with a large group of people by a smaller group of people who hold power. A politic is also an action that is formulated and enforced by those in authority through specific methods and/or tactics. The actual word “politics” originates from the Greek word politika, from politic, a word modeled from Aristotle’s book “affairs of state”.