1. What Congressional District am I in?
2. What is the difference between Primary Elections and General Election?
3. What is the difference between the House, Congress, and the Senate?
4. How do I register to vote?
5. How do I find my Candidates?
6. Where do I vote?
7. When is my governor elected?
8. When are members of the House of Representatives Elected?
9. When are members of the Senate Elected?
10. What is the Electoral College?
11. How do I vote for a candidate on election.tv?
    

1. What Congressional District am I in?

Click here to find your congressional district.

There are 435 members in The United States of Representatives. Each member's district is to be proportional others member's districts in the United States House of Representatives. Therefore congressional districts are drawn based upon population in each state.

Redistricting occurs when there is a population change in each state. Redistricting occurs after the U.S. Census and populations are tallied. If one state loses population, while another state gains, it is possible for one state to gain a seat in the Hose of Representatives while the other loses a seat.

Congressional Districts do not apply to members of the Senate. Each state in the United States is allowed two Senators, no matter the population in the state, or how many members the state has in the House of Representatives.


2. What is the difference between Primary Elections and General Election?

The General Election is held after the Primary Election. Primary Elections are held by a state-by-state basis. Click here to find out when your state's Primary Election is.

The Primary Election narrows the field of candidates. Each party selects a party member in the Primary Election, to run for the General Election. Most commonly the Democratic Party chooses one candidate and the Republican Party another during the primary elections. Then the two candidates face each other in the General Election where the voting public decides who they want to fill the office.

Other parties can also become involved. Independent and Green Party Candidates have run in previous elections. Currently there is one Independent Party Member serving in Congress.


3. What is the difference between the House, Congress, and the Senate?

Different terms are used when describing government in the United States. The term "House" is used to describe the House of Representatives, which has 435 members. The term "Senate" is explanatory in nature as it describes the Senate consisting of 100 members, two from each state.

The term Congress is used to describe both the House and the Senate together.

Do not be confused though. The term Congressman mostly used when describing a member of the House of Representatives. While the term Senator is used to describe a member of the Senate.


4. How do I register to vote?

Each state has its own rules on registering to vote. At Election.tv, we have made it easy for you to register to vote. Click here to find the rules and register in your state.


5. How do I find my Candidates?

Click here to find your and Congressional and candidates for governor.


6. Where do I vote?

There are many polling stations in your state. To find your local polling stations contact your City Hall or County Courthouse.


7. When is my governor elected?

Much like the Senate, State Governor elections are staggered. This year there are going to be 22 state races for governor. Click here to see if your state will have race.

8. When are members of the House of Representatives Elected?

Members of the House of Representatives are elected every two years. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives will be up for election in 2008.

9. When are members of the Senate Elected?

Senators are elected for six-year terms. Senate elections terms are staggered to help ensure the effectively of our government; not every state has a senate seat up for election for the upcoming election. Click here to see if your state will have a senate race.


10. What is the Electoral College?

The United States Electoral College is a group of individuals, from each state, that chose the Vice President and President of the United States. The number of votes (or individual electorates) a state receives in the Electoral College depends on its population. The Electoral College votes every four years, after each vice presidential and presidential terms ended.

While United States citizens who are not a part of the Electoral College cast their vote for Vice President and President, their votes are only tallied. The Electoral College's vote is the final decision maker in choosing the President and Vice President of the United States, as backed by the United States Constitution.

There has been controversy over the concept of the Electoral College, most recently with the Presidential Election of 2000.


11. How do I vote for a candidate on election.tv?

In order to vote for a candidate, you have to be logged in to election.tv.
Click here in order to sign in or create a new account.

You will be able to vote for an election once - you may cast your vote one time per election, using the Candidate's page.
Once in the Candidate's page you will see a box "Vote for this candidate"- on the left column. Enter your name and choose a graphic to represent your vote, then click on "Vote" button.

Your vote will be shown in the Candidate's Voters List.