What States Have Closed Primaries in Elections?
Fotolia.com”> jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a06/vd/ml/states-closed-primaries-elections_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); In closed primaries, only registered members of a political party can vote. In U.S. primary elections, registered members of a political party select their party’s nominees to run in the general election each November. Some states hold open primaries in which all registered voters may participate, but others have closed primaries, in which only registered party members may participate. Closed primaries allow the political parties to act as gatekeepers, limiting who may participate in the selection of nominees. The website FairVote.org reports that, as of 2010, 19 states and the District of Columbia hold closed primaries, though three of these states have a closed primary with special provisions. Closed Primary States The 16 states operating closed primaries, as reported by FairVote, are Ar
