选举 election
投票 cast a ballot
计票 count of votes
投票日 polling day
投票箱 ballot box
选举程序electoral procedures
选举大会 election meeting / electoral meeting
选举规则 election regulation
选民voter / elector
初选primary election
普选general election
决定性竞选 runoff
当选be elected
个人投票individual vote
公开投票open vote
合格选民 eligible voter
候补者alternate candidate
候选人candidate
候选人名单slate
被选举权right to be elected
补缺选举by-election (UK) / supplementary election (US)
不记名投票secret vote / anonymous ballot
差额选举 competitive election
差额投票differential voting
等额选举 single-candidate election
弃权不投票 abstention from voting
发表政见 state one's political views
法定程序due course of law
法定人数quorum
废票invalid vote / voided ballot
否决权veto power
改选re-election
记名投票disclosed ballot
决定性票decisive vote
抗议票 protest vote
监票员ballot examiner
拉票 soliciting votes
冷门当选者;黑马 unknown elected nominee (dark horse)
落选lose an election / be voted out
民意测验public opinion poll
投票后民调 exit poll
导向性民意调查 push polling
提名nominate
提名者nominator
领先者 front runner
压倒性胜利landslide victory
在选举期间一连串的演讲、集会、旨在吸引选票的活动campaigning
浮动选民(即还未决定投谁的票的选民)floating voter
竞选纲领manifesto