Word: representation
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Primaries use secret ballots, similar to those in general elections. Primary voters choose a slate of delegates who are affiliated with a particular candidate. In most states, those delegates sign a pledge to vote at the state convention for the candidate they represent.
After almost a year of campaigning, voters will go to the polls over the next few months to choose the two men who will represent the Democratic and Republican parties in the November presidential election. Presidential primaries are an entrenched political institution in America--only a few states still hold...
Davis said he was disappointed that Burton didn't attend because FiCom members are assigned individual student groups to "represent" to the committee during the grant application process. When Burton wasn't present, he said, those groups weren't represented.