Selective Primary

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A in which the voter makes a choice of party affiliation while in the PRIMARY ELECTION voting booth. The voter may select a party, but then can only vote for candidates of that one party. The current selective primary states are Hawaii, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and Wisconsin.

Also known asselective primary election · selective presidential primary · selective party primary · closed selective primary
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A in which the voter makes a choice of party affiliation while in the PRIMARY ELECTION voting booth. The voter may select a party, but then can only vote for candidates of that one party. The current selective primary states are Hawaii, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and Wisconsin.

Electronic Voting Glossary · 2024

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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Selective Primary. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 22, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/selective-primary

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