Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:politics
|
| gptkbp:appliesTo |
all 50 states
District of Columbia (non-voting delegate) U.S. territories (non-voting delegates) |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:elects |
members of the United States Congress
|
| gptkbp:firstHeld |
1788
|
| gptkbp:frequency |
biennial
|
| gptkbp:heldBy |
first Tuesday after the first Monday in November
|
| gptkbp:includes |
U.S. Senate election
U.S. House of Representatives election |
| gptkbp:minimum_voting_age |
18
|
| gptkbp:minorityParty |
gptkb:Independent_candidates
gptkb:Green_Party gptkb:Libertarian_Party |
| gptkbp:number_of_House_seats |
435
|
| gptkbp:numberOfSenators |
100
|
| gptkbp:oversees |
gptkb:Federal_Election_Commission
state election boards |
| gptkbp:party |
gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party |
| gptkbp:regulates |
gptkb:U.S._Constitution
gptkb:United_States_federal_law gptkb:state_order |
| gptkbp:result |
change in party control
formation of new Congress general elections (presidential years) midterm elections (non-presidential years) |
| gptkbp:stateElectorate |
U.S. citizens
|
| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:Help_America_Vote_Act
gptkb:National_Voter_Registration_Act gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act gerrymandering redistricting campaign finance laws primary elections ballot access laws runoff elections (in some states) special elections (to fill vacancies) |
| gptkbp:termLength |
2 years
|
| gptkbp:termLengthSenate |
6 years
|
| gptkbp:uses |
at-large elections (some states, House)
single-member districts (House) statewide elections (Senate) |
| gptkbp:voting_methods |
absentee voting
early voting in-person voting mail-in voting |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:U.S._House_of_Representatives_(California's_26th_district,_2018)
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|