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Slates are often a controversial feature of student politics in Canada, with many student associations wavering between full recognition of them to outright banning them. The use of slates by students to collectively get elected to student union positions is common. Slates differ from political parties in that they are usually temporary arrangements that last for the election campaign only, and they have no annual meetings, headquarters or volunteers. For members of a slate, this usually means not running against each other for the same office, purchasing advertising materials together and possibly agreeing to vote together on some issues if elected. While some of Canada's biggest cities, such as Montreal and Vancouver, have permanent political parties that have been a "slate". Unusual among western democracies, Canada's major federal and provincial political parties do not have municipal wings. However some students' unions ban the use of slates in their elections. Groups of candidates may run together so as each candidate can campaign for themselves and the other members on the slate at the same time, thereby increasing the election material and manpower available to the group. Most student unions in the United Kingdom have the places on their executive committee elected simultaneously, but separately. They are commonly called "Leadership Teams". Candidates for senator and delegate (usually incumbents) often join together prior to the primary election, registering their slates as separate campaign committees to enable them to raise funds separately. Elections to the Maryland General Assembly are a prime example, with most districts electing one member of the Maryland Senate and three members of the Maryland House of Delegates. In states whose state legislatures are elected from multi-member districts, it is common for groups of candidates to form slates in primary and general elections. In most states, voters choose a slate of electors who support one of the candidates, although this may not be obvious to the voter at the time. The United States presidential elections use an electoral college to determine the winner and the electors are chosen by popular vote in each state. The common platform may be because the candidates are all members of a political party, have the same or similar policies, or some other reason.Įlections that commonly have slates United States electoral college Candidates are listed by political parties, and voters could choose to mark for a slate or for individuals. Newspaper illustration of an Illinois ballot for women, who in 1912 were allowed to vote only for trustees of the state university.
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