"Most states conduct CLOSED primaries, in which participation is limited to voters registered or declared at the polls as members of the party whose primary is being held" (Thomas E. Patterson, "The American Democracy", Textbook 8th ed., p. 227, emphasis added)
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party primaries
Primaries or Primary. Delegates to the national convention are allocated (chosen) on the basis of percentage of votes candidates win in the presidential primary. This system has been used in most of the states.
Within the Democracy
main purpose for which delegates are chosen
unanimous consent agreements