"A meeting of a political party or committee." Me. Rev. Stat. §21-A-1(6). An "open meeting held in a political subdivision to nominate the candidates of a political party for public office to be elected in such subdivision at which all the enrolled voters of such party residing in such subdivision are eligible to vote." N.Y. Election Laws (consol.) §1-104(28). Any "meeting, at a designated hour and place, or at designated hours and places, of the enrolled members of a political party within a municipality or political subdivision thereof for the purpose of selecting party-endorsed candidates for a primary to be held by such party or for the purpose of transacting other business of such party." Conn. Gen. Stat. §9-372(1).
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"A meeting of a political party or committee." Me. Rev. Stat. §21-A-1(6). An "open meeting held in a political subdivision to nominate the candidates of a political party for public office to be elected in such subdivision at which all the enrolled voters of such party residing in such subdivision are eligible to vote." N.Y. Election Laws (consol.) §1-104(28). Any "meeting, at a designated hour and place, or at designated hours and places, of the enrolled members of a political party within a municipality or political subdivision thereof for the purpose of selecting party-endorsed candidates for a primary to be held by such party or for the purpose of transacting other business of such party." Conn. Gen. Stat. §9-372(1).
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Caucus. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/caucus
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