Nomination electorates and delegate allocation
CLEP American Government, Chapter 30 Nomination electorates and delegate allocation The selectorate is the group permitted and willing to participate in choosing a candidate. Eligibility is only the first boundary. A closed primary may limit the ballot to registered party members; an open primary may admit voters who choose that party's ballot; a caucus may […]
Information subsidies and venue shopping
CLEP American Government, Chapter 29 Information subsidies and venue shopping An information subsidy is research, draft language, legal analysis, technical evidence, or constituency data packaged so that a public official can use it with less time and expense. A group does not merely announce a preference; it lowers the decision maker's cost of understanding or […]
