Question

Regarding the election meddling, please list and define 3 types(levels) of state involvement in election.

Answer 1

Learn more about the 3 types of elections:

general elections

primary elections

special elections

General elections

General elections are always held the first Tuesday, after the first Monday, in November.
In a general election, Pennsylvanians vote for federal, state, and local officials, including:

• U.S. senators and U.S. representatives to Congress
• Pennsylvania governor, lieutenant governor, general assembly, attorney general, auditor general, state treasurer
• County and city officials (only elected in odd-numbered years)
• Judges and magisterial district judges (only elected in odd-numbered years)

In odd-numbered years, like 2021, these November elections are also called municipal elections because there are no federal or state office on the ballot.

Every four years, the General Election is also a presidential election.

Primary elections

UPDATE 3/27/2020: In response to the COVID-19 emergency, Pennsylvania’s 2020 primary election has been rescheduled for June 2, 2020. Upcoming election-related deadlines have been updated.

Primary elections in Pennsylvania are held on the third Tuesday of May in most years.

In presidential years, the primary election is held on the fourth Tuesday of April.

In a primary election, each political party selects its candidates to run for office during the general election. The candidates who get the highest number of votes in the primary election go on to run in the general election . Voters also vote for their party’s officers during a primary election.

In Pennsylvania, you can only vote for the candidates in the same political party you have named in your voter registration. For example, if you registered to vote as a member of the Republican Party then you can vote in the Republican primary, but not the Democratic primary.

All voters can vote on:

• constitutional amendments,
• ballot questions, and
• any special election contests held at the same time as a primary election.

Special elections

Pennsylvania holds special elections when someone in office can no longer serve. This may happen when someone resigns, dies, or gets removed from office. Voters must select someone to replace that person.

Special elections may be held:

• during a general election
• during a primary election
• on a different day designated by the elections office

The county or counties running the special election must advertise the date and locations for the special election, as well as the candidates running for office.

Everyone who lives in the district the candidates will represent can vote in the special election.