closed primary
A political party's closed primary election is a primary election that is open only to members of the party.
Democratic-Republican
voter in a closed primary
Texas has an open primary system, which means that voters do not have to be registered members of a specific political party to participate in that party's primary election. However, a voter can only participate in one party's primary election and cannot switch between parties for different elections.
The only Albert who was a candidate in a U.S. Presidential election was Al Gore.
No it is closed. People may vote in a party's primary only if they are registered members of that party prior to election day. Independents cannot participate. Note that because some political parties name themselves independent, the term "non-partisan" often replaces "independent" when referring to those who are not affiliated with a political party.
The Prople's Repulic of China is a single-party republic. The only political party is the Communist Party so even though there are "elections" in China, they are all members of the same political party.
Voting in a CLOSED primary (apex)
closed or if they are not registered as a Democrat. In most states, primary elections are open, meaning that party affiliation does not restrict a voter from participating in any party's primary. However, in some states, primaries are closed, and only registered members of a specific party can vote in that party's primary election.
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.
This means that, during a regular or by election, the parties which will be on the voting list nominate a candidate from their own ranks (that is, they pick someone to represent them in the election) to 'contest' (which means to fight or compete) for the position which is being elected. ============================================================= In Canada, a person is free to join the political party of his or her choosing by paying a nominal membership fee. That person's membership is usually assigned to the riding association in the riding in which that person lives (although there are usually provisions for her or his membership to be assigned to another riding association if s/he wishes). In every riding in Canada there are associations for the major political parties. (The exception is the Bloc Québecois, which only contests elections in Quebec.) Prior to an election, each party's riding association, in each riding, holds a meeting of its members. It is usually called a "nomination meeting." At the various nomination meetings, the members of each riding association choose the person who will be that party's candidate in the election. During the election, there are at least three candidates contesting (i.e., trying to win) the election in each riding, and often several more. There is a process by which a political party can be "registered" by the government. Registration permits the candidate to have the name of his or her party alongside his or her name. Registration also permits the government to partially fund the operations of each registered political party. The situation is usually quite similar at the provincial level.
me actually, a primary election is and election in which party members elect the canidates for their parties