Ikolishi Lokhetho Lase-United States

E-United States, ikholishi lokukhetha iyiqembu labantu abavotela umongameli elihlangana njalo eminyakeni emine ngesikhathi sokuvotela umongameli ngenhloso eyodwa yokuvotela umongameli kanye nesekela lakhe. Lolu hlelo luchazwe esihlokweni sesibili soMthethosisekelo. Inani lamavoti okhetho elisetshenziswa yisifundazwe ngasinye lilingana neqembu lethimba likakhongolose okuyinombolo yamaSeneta (amabili) kanye nenani labamele leso sifundazwe. Isifundazwe ngasinye liqoka abavoti ngukusebenzisa izinqubo ezingokomthetho ezinqunywengomshayamthetho saso. Abaphethe amahhovisi kahulumeni, kufaka phakathi izikhulu kanye nabameleli, abakwazi ukuba abavoti. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-Twenty-third Amendment yanikeza Isifundazwe saseColumbia abavoti abathathu (okuletha ingqikithi yesibalo kusuka ku-535 kuya ku-538). Iningi lamavoti okhetho (270 noma ngaphezulu) liyadingeka ukukhetha umongameli nephini likamongameli. Uma kungekho muntu othola iningi, ukhetho olungahleliwe lwenziwa yIndlu yabameleli, ukukhetha umongameli, kanye Isigele, ukukhetha iphini likamongameli.