Political violence in elections, or electoral violence, has been defined as "any random or organized act or threat to intimidate, physically harm, blackmail, or abuse a political stakeholder in seeking to determine, delay, or otherwise influence an electoral process" .
La violencia política durante elecciones, o violencia electoral, ha sido definida como "cualquier acto o amenaza, fortuita o deliberada, para intimidar, hacer daño físico, chantajear, o abusar de un actor político con el propósito de determinar, retrasar o influir un proceso electoral" .