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Edited on Wed Feb-18-04 05:12 PM by sgr2
Being the good Applied Politics Major that I am, I thought it would be nice to spread information on how each state's primary works and what it means. Some states may have changed since the publication of my book in 2002.
There are six different kinds of primaries:
Closed Semi-Closed Semi-Open Open Non-Partisan Blanket
Closed Primaries Party registration is required, you cannot vote in the primary if you aren't previously registered. Connecticut Delaware Florida Kentucky Maine Nebraska Nevada New Jersey New Mexico New York Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Dakota
Semi-Closed Primaries Independents allowed to vote in party primaries or voters are allowed to change their party affiliation and vote in that primary. Arizona California Cololorado Iowa Kansas Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire North Carolina Oregon Rhode Island Utah West Virginia Wyoming
Semi-Open (My system in Ohio) A voter declares their party affiliation by voting in that party's primary. There is no other way to register with a party. You can switch parties at will, but can only vote in one primary at a time. Alabama Arkansas Georgia Illinois Indiana Mississippi Ohio South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia
Open Voter decides in which primary to vote in the privacy of the voting booth. Hawaii Idaho Michigan Minnesota Missouri Montana North Dakota Vermont Wisconsin
Non-partisan Top-two primary vote getters, regardless of party, are nominated for general election. Louisiana
Blanket (I think this changed) Voter can vote in more than one primary at one time. But only for one candidate per office. Washington
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