only a members of the republican party can vote in a republican close primary.
No, you cannot. Oklahoma has a "closed" system for primaries, which means that you can only vote for a candidate from the political party in which you registered. So, if you are a registered Republican, you can only choose from Republican candidates in the primary. But in the general election, that changes; you will be free to vote for a candidate from whichever party you wish.
Yes, in the primary if you are a Democrat, you are only allowed to vote for candidates running in the Democratic primary. But in the general election, all registered voters can choose from the Democratic candidate, Republican candidate, Independent candidate, or any other candidate that appears on the November ballot.
No, Pennsylvania has a "closed primary," meaning that in order to vote for a Presidential primary candidate, one must be registered in that particular party. See chart here: <a href="http://www.primarilypaul.com/ron-paul-in-the-primaries/">Primary Guide</a>
you can vote for the party of your choice.
Democrat 54.6% of the vote went to Obama
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In an open primary anyone can vote for any candidate in either party regardless of whether they are registered democrat or republican. In a closed primary you can only vote for someone in your registered party.
Closed primaries are primary elections that are closed to members of specific parties. For instance, in the Republican primary in South Dakota, only Republicans can vote. In an open primary, party is not a factor.
Virginia does not have party registration. In Virginia a person can vote in one primary, republican or democrat, but not both. So a republican can vote in the democratic primary. Should you chose the democrat you most agree with or the one you think has the greatest chance of loosing to the republican is up to you.
In an open primary anyone can vote for any candidate in either party regardless of whether they are registered democrat or republican. In a closed primary you can only vote for someone in your registered party.
In a closed primary only registered party members are allowed to vote for the candidates of a particular party. There are 13 states with closed primaries.
Kansas has closed primaries. Voters registered as Republicans can vote only in the Republican primary; Democrats can vote only in the Democratic primary. Registered Independents can change their affiliation and vote in that primary.
In an open primary anyone can vote for any candidate in either party regardless of whether they are registered democrat or republican. In a closed primary you can only vote for someone in your registered party.
No, you cannot. Oklahoma has a "closed" system for primaries, which means that you can only vote for a candidate from the political party in which you registered. So, if you are a registered Republican, you can only choose from Republican candidates in the primary. But in the general election, that changes; you will be free to vote for a candidate from whichever party you wish.
During the Primary a registered Democrat cannot even go to the Republican primary, but you can vote Republican in the election.
In an open primary anyone can vote for any candidate in either party regardless of whether they are registered democrat or republican. In a closed primary you can only vote for someone in your registered party.