Election Process in the Bahamas

January 22, 2018 | Author: Anonymous | Category: Social Science, Political Science, American Politics
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Political parties

Campaign

What is a POLITICAL PARTY

POLITICAL PARTY is a group of people who have come together to try and run the country the way they think is best.

POLITICAL PARTIES  The first formal party was the PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL PARTY(PLP)  It was formed in 1953 by a non white Bahamian.

 In the Bahamas the two major parties are the FREE NATIONAL MOVEMENT (FNM) and the PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL PARTY (PLP).  Individuals not willing to become a part of any party could present themselves as an independent Candidate.

WHAT IS A CONSTITUENCY A constituency is the voting

areas in which the country is divided. These areas are defined by parliament.

WHAT IS A ELECTION

An Election is when people choose or vote for their leader or representative.

COMPARISON OF ELECTIONS General Election

 General Election is election of members of

the house of assembly held in all areas of the country every five years if the prime minister request .

By Election

 By Election is an

election held in a single constituency if the member of that constituency dies or if there is a tie result in a general election.

Campaigning for elections  In an election campaign, every constituency has

meetings or rallies at which candidates tell the people about their party policies and their plans for the future.  They tell you what they will do if they get elected .  The different candidates have posters to advertise themselves and try to influence people to vote for them.  There are also radio an television broadcasts , and newspaper and articles , in which the candidates and the political parties set out their policies.

Election day  On election day the sale of alcohol is banned to make sure  

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that every voter thinks clearly before voting. Schools , church halls and other public buildings are use as polling stations , where people go to vote. At the polling station each voter show his or her voter’s card , which is proof of registration , and the voters name is crossed off the voter’s list. This is to ensure that every voter only vote once. The voter is given a special ballot , dips his or her thumb in the indelible ink and enters the polling booth. There, the voter marks an, X on the ballot beside the name.

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