According to the Keystone Politics website (www.keystonepolitics.com): "The 2008 Pennsylvania primary election will be held on April 22nd, 2008. The ballot will include selections for US President, US Congress, and state legislature positions." This corroberates with the New York Times Primary Calendar: Democratic Nominating Contests (http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/primaries/democraticprimaries/index.html) & Primary Calendar: Republican Nominating Contests (http://politics.nytimes.com/election-guide/2008/primaries/republicanprimaries/index.html) Furthermore, according to the report, "PRIMARY ELECTION DATES IN PENNSYLVANIA: AN ANALYSIS OF PROPOSALS FOR CHANGE" (http://jsg.legis.state.pa.us/ELECTION.PDF) "Under present law the general and municipal primaries are held on the third Tuesday in May, except that in years when the presidential election takes place, the primary is held the fourth Tuesday in April. Act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, §§ 603 and 604; 25 P.S. §§ 2753 and 2754 (West 1994 & Supp. 2000)"
Illinois has a primary election.
The PA primary election is May 17
pennsylvania
The date is 17 May 2011
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
The next statewide primary election date in Maryland is June 26, 2018.
May 17th, 2011 is the primary date for municipal, local elections.
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.
Voting in a primary in any state is not required to vote in the national election (on Nov 4). What *is* required is that you are registered to vote, with an up-to-date address, and arrive with a (typically government issued) picture ID.
A political party's closed primary election is a primary election that is open only to members of the party.
Yes, you can. I found this in fairfaxcounty.gov "Virginia is an Open Primary state which means that any registered voter in Virginia can vote in either a Democratic or Republican primary. When both parties are holding a primary election, you will be asked which primary you want to vote in when you check in to vote with your photo ID."