Closed Primary
A primary where voters are required to ID a party PRIOR to the election and are NOT ALLOWED to split their ticket.
A closed primary is a type of primary election in which only registered members of a political party can vote for that party’s candidates and select delegates to attend the party’s national convention. In other words, only individuals who have officially declared their party affiliation with the particular party holding the closed primary can participate in the election.
For example, if a state is holding a closed Democratic primary, only registered Democratic voters can vote in the primary and determine who the Democratic Party’s nominee will be for a particular office. This means that independent voters and members of other political parties cannot vote in the primary, and their preferred candidates will not be represented on the ballot.
Closed primaries can be seen as a way for political parties to ensure that their candidates are chosen by individuals who share their party’s beliefs and principles. However, they can also be criticized for excluding a significant portion of potential voters who do not belong to either party and limiting the type of candidates that can ultimately be elected.
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