Elections in which voters determine a political party's nominee for a general election.

An election held to choose candidates for the main election is called a Primary Election.

These are called primaries or primary elections. Not all states have them.

A political party's closed primary election is a primary election that is open only to members of the party.

wisconsin had the first primary election

A primary, or primary election, is the election in which voters decide which of the candidates within a party will represent the party in the general election.

So basically, when people vote on who will run for the democrats during the presidential election, it's a primary election. Voting on the actual president would be the general election.

It is generally required that the petition for nomination be filed after the primary election

The PA primary election is May 17

governor's have TWO elections to get elected,primary AND general

A primary election is to select the candidates of a particular political party. They then go and debate at the General Election.

These are known as primary elections or primaries.

No, in an election year, primary elections are held in order to pick the party candidates for the general election which is held in November

(Although primary often means most important, sometimes, as in this case, primary means first.)

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The purpose of any primary election is to choose candidates for the main election.

Yes, as long as you are a registered to voter, you can vote in the presidential election, even if you did not vote in the primary election. If you have not registered to vote yet, the deadline is 30 days before any election. If you miss that deadline, you can still register and vote in the election by late registering at your county election office.

The sounds like a primary election.

A primary election in which voters in a jurisdiction select candidates for a subsequent election. A general election is is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election.'

The purpose of a runoff primary is that it is a second primary election between the two candidates who received the most votes in the first primary election to choose for the winner to becomes the party's candidate in the general election.

The purpose of a runoff primary is that it is a second primary election between the two candidates who received the most votes in the first primary election to choose for the winner to becomes the party's candidate in the general election.

The New Hampshire state primary election is on September 14, 2010.

Closed Primary.

a primary election in which voters are not required to declare party affiliation

No

The 2016 presidential primary election in Ohio was held on Tuesday March 15, 2016.

New Hampshire generally holds the earliest presidential primary election.

The current Republican primary election is a closed primary election. This means that only registered Republican voters are allowed to participate in selecting the party's nominee for the presidency.

True. A primary election is held when there are too many candidates running for the same position. When the primary election is over, the 2 candidates with the most votes will be eligible for the general election.

known as a primary election or a party primary. In this type of election, party members choose their preferred candidate from a field of candidates who are running for the same party nomination. The winner of the primary election then becomes the official candidate for the party in the general election.

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Yes. There's no requirement that you vote for the same person in the primary and in the general election.

The state of Illinois uses a closed primary election. In a closed primary election, the voter may only vote for the party they are registered with come primary day.

No because my mom is not voting in the primary but still gets to vote in the presadential election.

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Illinois has a primary election.

Yes.

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These preliminary elections are called primary electionsor primaries. Open primaries allow any registered voter to vote in whatever primary they choose to vote in. Closed primaries attempt to restrict the voters to supporters of the party primary they want to vote in.

No, the primary elections are used to narrow down the nominees for president.
The 1912 election is notable because it gave the voters a choice of political and economic philosophies

If it's coming up in the fall, it's a general election. If it's coming up around spring time, it could be a primary, but it could also be a local general election.

Primary elections are dictated by state laws, which are determined by the state House of Representative and Senate. Each state has their own primary election, and each determines how that election will be conducted.

A person voting in a primary is actually voting for the person they want their party to endorse in the election. The person who wins the primary is the parties candidate in the election.

Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Vermont are conducting the 2016 primary election on March 1, 2016. Other states are conducting the 2016 primary election on different dates.

A closed primary

Winsconsin

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A primary election occurs before the general election, and is used to choose the nominee for the major political parties. Once a person wins the total votes necessary for nomination, they will be nominated at the party's National Convention.