### Question
Can you define what election means?


### Answer
**Election** is defined as the following in *18 U.S.C. § 601*:

> (A) a general, special primary, or runoff election, (B) a convention or caucus of a political party held to nominate a candidate, (C) a primary election held for the selection of delegates to a nominating convention of a political party, (D) a primary election held for the expression of a preference for the nomination of persons for election to the office of President, and (E) the election of delegates to a constitutional convention for proposing amendments to the Constitution of the United States or of any State

#### Citation:
  - *18 U.S.C. § 601*
  - Heading: **PART I-CRIMES > CHAPTER 29-ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL ACTIVITIES**

