U.S. congressional elections

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._congressional_elections
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:absenteeVotingAllowed yes
gptkbp:administeredBy state governments
gptkbp:ballotAccessLawsVaryBy gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:campaignsRegulatedBy gptkb:Federal_Election_Commission
gptkbp:canCoincideWith gptkb:U.S._presidential_elections
state and local elections
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:earlyVotingAllowed yes
gptkbp:elects members of the United States Congress
gptkbp:firstHeld 1788
gptkbp:frequency biennial
gptkbp:generalElectionDate first Tuesday after the first Monday in November
gptkbp:gerrymanderingPossible yes
gptkbp:heldBy even-numbered years
gptkbp:higherTurnout presidential election years
gptkbp:historicallyLowTurnout midterm elections
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. congressional elections
gptkbp:includes gptkb:U.S._House_of_Representatives_elections
gptkb:U.S._Senate_elections
gptkbp:minimumVotingAge 18
gptkbp:numberOfRepresentativesElected all every two years
gptkbp:numberOfSenators approximately one-third every two years
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:Green_Party
gptkb:Libertarian_Party
other third parties
gptkbp:primaryElectionsHeld yes
gptkbp:redistrictingAffects gptkb:House_elections
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:U.S._Constitution
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:resultsCertifiedBy state authorities
gptkbp:resultsReportedTo gptkb:Clerk_of_the_House
gptkb:Secretary_of_the_Senate
gptkbp:stateElectorate U.S. citizens
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Help_America_Vote_Act
gptkb:Federal_Election_Campaign_Act
gptkb:Voting_Rights_Act
gptkbp:subjectToLegalChallenges yes
gptkbp:subjectToRecounts yes
gptkbp:termLength 2 years for House
6 years for Senate
gptkbp:turnoutVariesBy gptkb:state_order
type of election
gptkbp:voterIDLawsVaryBy gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:voterRegistrationRequired yes
gptkbp:votingSystem first-past-the-post
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U.S._House_elections
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5