投票 cast a ballot

　　计票 count of votes

　　投票日 polling day

　　投票箱 ballot box

　　选举程序electoral procedures

　　选举大会 election meeting / electoral meeting

　　选举规则 election regulation

　　选民voter / elector

　　初选primary election

　　普选general election

　　决定性竞选 runoff

　　当选be elected

　　个人投票individual vote

　　公开投票open vote

　　合格选民 eligible voter

　　候补者alternate candidate

　　候选人candidate

　　候选人名单slate

　　被选举权right to be elected

　　补缺选举by-election (UK) / supplementary election (US)

　　不记名投票secret vote / anonymous ballot

　　差额选举 competitive election

　　差额投票differential voting

　　等额选举 single-candidate election

　　弃权不投票 abstention from voting

　　发表政见 state one's political views

　　法定程序due course of law

　　法定人数quorum

　　废票invalid vote / voided ballot

　　否决权veto power

　　改选re-election

　　记名投票disclosed ballot

　　决定性票decisive vote

　　抗议票 protest vote

　　监票员ballot examiner

　　拉票 soliciting votes

　　冷门当选者;黑马 unknown elected nominee (dark horse)

　　落选lose an election / be voted out

　　民意测验public opinion poll

　　投票后民调 exit poll

　　导向性民意调查 push polling

　　提名nominate

　　提名者nominator

　　领先者 front runner

　　压倒性胜利landslide victory

　　在选举期间一连串的演讲、集会、旨在吸引选票的活动campaigning

　　浮动选民(即还未决定投谁的票的选民)floating voter

　　竞选纲领manifesto