How The Election Works:
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LOOKING BACK ON ELECTION 2000:
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After the conventions, the nominees usually have debates, where they talk about the issues and tell the voters why they should be elected instead of the other parties' nominees. They continue to travel around the country on the campaign. They make lots of TV and radio commercials. Finally, in early November, Election Day arrives. Everyone goes out to vote. To vote, you only need to be registered. When you register to vote, your name gets put on a list so they can be sure that you only vote one time. Anyone over 18 can be registered to vote and can vote for whatever candidate they want to win.Unlike in the primaries, Democrats can vote for Republicans, and Republicans can vote for Democrats; the idea is that the best man (or woman) should win.
