GVPT 170 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Indirect Election, Twenty-Second Amendment To The United States Constitution, Early Voting
16 Apr 2018
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Each party is responsible for choosing a candidate. Primary elections occur on different dates in different states. Trend towards regional primaries and frontloading (1) primary (i. e. , voting via secret ballot) (2) caucus. Closed primary: only voters who are registered party members may vote in that party"s primary elections. Open primary any voter, regardless of party registration can vote in either party"s primary elections. Modified primary voters not registered with either party can vote in one party"s primary. A series of meetings of people who discuss the candidates, debate the issues, and then vote for a candidate. Meetings are held at local, county, and state level. Generally caucuses are closed (restricted to registered members of the party. Purpose is to officially select party"s candidate. Each state sends delegates to the national convention. Number of delegates depends on size of state. Delegates are generally pledge to vote for a candidate. But there are also super delegates who are unpledged.
