Preferential Primary

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"Whenever any political party shall select by party nominees as PRIMARY ELECTION candidates at any for any United States, state, district, county, township, GENERAL ELECTION or municipal office, there shall be held a preferential primary election and a GENERAL election." Ark. Code §7-7-203(b). PRIMARY

Also known asranked-choice primary · instant-runoff primary · IRV primary
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"Whenever any political party shall select by party nominees as PRIMARY ELECTION candidates at any for any United States, state, district, county, township, GENERAL ELECTION or municipal office, there shall be held a preferential primary election and a GENERAL election." Ark. Code §7-7-203(b). PRIMARY

Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024

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