Defined term
Municipality
Municipality: Relating to a city, borough, village or town, except in the New England states, New York, and Wisconsin, where the name town signifies a…
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Definition
Relating to a city, borough, village or town, except in the New England states, New York, and Wisconsin, where the name town signifies a subdivision of the county or state by area.
Alternative Definitions
- Definition 2
Term used in election contexts to signify a jurisdiction such as city, town, or village that has some form of local government for which elections are generally conducted.
- Definition 3
Term as used in election contexts to signify a jurisdiction such as city, town, or village that has some form of local government for which elections are generally conducted.
- Definition 4
Any “city, town, borough, village, or township.” N. J. S. §19:1-1.
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Glossary of Election Terms, U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
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NIST Election Terminology Glossary, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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EAC Glossary of Terms
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EAC Glossary of Election Terms
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NIST Election Glossary
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Electronic Voting Glossary
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