Voting Procedures

noun a negative response or denial

adverb used to express disagreement or refusal

• The proposal was met with a resounding nay from the board members.
• I say nay to that idea, it just doesn't sit right with me.
• Nay, that's not gonna fly with me, sorry.
• In the battle of good versus evil, nay emerged victorious.

noun a candidate in an election whose name does not appear on the ballot but is written in by voters

verb to vote for a candidate by writing their name on the ballot

• Voters have the option to choose a write-in candidate on their ballot.
• You can always do a write-in vote if you don't like the listed candidates.
• I might just write-in my dog for president as a joke.
• Sometimes you have to be a write-in candidate in your own life and go against the norm.

noun a primary election in which voters are not required to declare a party affiliation and can choose to vote for candidates from any party

adjective describing the type of primary election where voters are not restricted to a specific party

• An open primary is a type of election where voters can choose on the day of the election which party's primary to vote in.
• In an open primary, you can decide which party's primary to participate in on the day of the election.
• You can switch things up and pick a party to vote for in an open primary.
• The concept of an open primary allows for flexibility and choice in the voting process.

verb to choose not to do or have something, especially something you like or enjoy

• The committee member abstained from voting on the controversial issue.
• She decided to sit this one out and abstained from the vote.
• He didn't want to get involved in the drama, so he abstained.
• Sometimes it's better to abstain from the noise and focus on your own thoughts.