Glossaries of Election Terminology | U.S. Election Assistance Commission

The glossaries contain 1,843 terms and phrases used in the administration of elections in the United States. To ensure the translations were culturally and linguistically appropriate, terms were translated and reviewed by a multi-dialect team of translators representing the main regions of each language. For example, the Spanish to English Glossary was produced by teams represented from four of the main regions of origin of the Hispanic population living in the U.S: Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Central America.

Available in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.

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Glossary of Election Terminology - Chinese
The glossary contains 1,843 terms and phrases used in the administration of elections in the United States.

Glossary of Election Terminology - English to Spanish
The glossary contains 1,843 terms and phrases used in the administration of elections in the United States.

Glossary of Election Terminology - Japanese
The glossary contains 1,843 terms and phrases used in the administration of elections in the United States.

Glossary of Election Terminology - Korean
The glossary contains 1,843 terms and phrases used in the administration of elections in the United States.

Glossary of Election Terminology - Tagalog
The glossary contains 1,843 terms and phrases used in the administration of elections in the United States.

Glossary of Election Terminology - Vietnamese
The glossary contains 1,843 terms and phrases used in the administration of elections in the United States.

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