That varies from state to state.
If you vote in a primary election, you have to designate a Party. In a General Election, you vote for anybody on the ballot.
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.
In Florida, registered voters can only vote in the primary election of their own party. However, Florida allows "closed" primaries, which means that only registered party members can vote in their party's primary. Democrats cannot vote in the Republican primary unless they change their party affiliation before the primary election deadline.
These are known as primary elections or primaries.
A closed primary
Yes, Arizona uses an open primary election system, which means that voters are not required to register with a political party in order to participate in the primary election. Voters may choose to vote in either the Republican or Democratic primary, regardless of their party affiliation.
Yes, any U.S. citizen over the age of 18 can register to vote. In a primary or caucus vote you may only vote within your party but in the Presidential election you may vote for either party's candidate.
During the primary elections, one must vote for someone in their affiliated party. Once the general election is underway, the individual can vote for someone of the opposite party.
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.
closed primary
A Closed Primarya closed primary.primary electionI think you are grasping for the phrase "closed primary" which means a primary election that allows only party members to vote for that party's candidates.This rule is not easy to enforce.
Yes, you have the right to vote for any person or party in the general election.