yes, as long as you are registered to vote before the deadline
Yes, you can vote in the general election without voting in the primaries.
yes
yes
wisconsin had the first primary election
In the U. S., a general election can mean either any election in which people are elected to fill local, state and/or national offices, as opposed to a primary election, or any election in which people are elected to fill state and/or national offices, as opposed to a local election.
Such is the purpose of primary elections. Candidates may also be determined by caucuses and state conventions.
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.
The purpose of any primary election is to choose candidates for the main election.
The purpose of any primary election is to choose candidates for the main election.
Neither. There are primary and general elections. All the Democrats who want to be in Congress from your district will compete in the Democratic primary; all the Republicans will do likewise. Now, in most states whoever wins the Democratic primary will run against the person who wins the Republican primary in the general election. In Washington state, the top two vote-getters from the primary election will run in the general. This means that in some parts of Washington state, like the Columbia Basin where there are almost no Democrats, two Republicans could be on the general election ballot.
The New Hampshire state primary election is on September 14, 2010.
The state that holds the earliest presidential primary election in the nation is New Hampshire.