HIST 3305 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Aarp, Gerrymandering
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Primary elecions elecions that determine a party"s nominees for oices in general elecions against other paries" nominees. General elecions the decisive elecions in which all registered voters cast ballots for their preferred candidates for a poliical oice. Open primaries elecion races that are open to all registered voters regardless of their party ailiaion. Closed primaries nominaing elecions in which only voters belonging to that party may paricipate. Semi-closed primaries voters not registered in either party can go vote for whatever party they choose. Crossover voing voing in the primary of the other party, allowing you to help choose the opposiion"s candidate. Voters can go and vote for the other team (most likely to vote for the weaker candidate) Runof primary an elecion held if no candidate receives a majority of the vote during the regular primary. The two top inishers face of again in a runof.
