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Special Election

Special Election: Primary, general, municipal, proposition, run-off, or recall election that is not held on a date and time regularly scheduled through statute.

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Primary, general, municipal, proposition, run-off, or recall election that is not held on a date and time regularly scheduled through statute. A special election may be combined with a scheduled election.

Alternative Definitions

Definition 2

Primary election or general election that is not regularly scheduled.

Source: NIST WebType: semantic
Definition 3

Primary election or general election that is not regularly scheduled. A special election may be combined with a scheduled election.

Source: NIST Election GlossaryType: standard
Definition 4

An election, usually not at a regularly scheduled time, occasioned by necessity, e.g. to fill a vacant office. An “election, the specific time for the holding of which is not prescribed by law.” Cal. Elec. Code §356. “a municipal election on any question which may legally be submitted to the voters of a municipality other th an at a regular municipal primary or general election or an election on the question of whet her to incorporate.” Wyo. Stat. §22-23-801. Cf. REGULAR ELECTION.

Source: Electronic Voting GlossaryType: external

Sources

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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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