Absentee ballot:
- Ballot used for voting at home rather than at the polls
Annual:
- Yearly
Assessor:
- Determines how much property is worth so it can be taxed properly
Ballot:
- Paper for marking votes
Candidate:
- Person who is trying to get elected
County:
- Small unit of government that helps the state carry out its duties
- North Dakota has 53 counties
County Auditor:
- Bookkeeper for the county
County Commission:
- Main governing body of a county
County Recorder:
- In charge of county documents
County seat:
- Town with a courthouse containing the offices of the county government
County Treasurer:
- In charge of the county’s funds (money)
Deed:
- Document to show proof of land ownership
Democratic Party:
- Oldest political party in the United States
- Symbol is a donkey
Independents:
- People not connected with any political party
Local government:
- Government smaller than state government
- Includes county, township, and city governments
Municipal:
- City
Nonpartisan (no-party) officials:
- Political parties are not involved in their election
Ordinance:
- City law
Political party:
- Group of people which tries to get its candidates elected to public office
Politics:
- The method by which groups make decisions about government
Polls:
- Places to vote
Precinct:
- Voting district
Represent:
- Speak for
Republican Party:
- Nicknamed “Grand Old Party” or GOP
- Symbol is an elephant
Secret ballot:
- Ballot marked privately
Sheriff:
- Police officer for the county
State’s Attorney:
- Lawyer who represents the state at the county level
Township:
- Grids of land smaller than a county
- Square of land measuring six miles on each side
- 36 sections