In a representative form of government, most nations have political parties. Thus, in a General election (that is, the election to chose the government representative), a political party puts forth a member of their party to contest in the election. A political party needs some method for choosing the party member to stand in the General election, and this is what we use Primary elections for.
In a political party system, each party has to select its candidates. In the U.S., primary elections are part of the process of selecting party candidates. Primaries and caucuses allow the registered party members in each state to participate in the process. The candidates are still going to be chosen by the delegates at the national party conventions, but the primaries commit the delegates to certain candidates going in.
When political parties have more candidates than offices to be filled, a primary determines which candidate will be the party's nominee for that elected office. The primaries allow the members of each political party to select the candidate they feel best represents their interest or has the best chance of winning in the General Election. The winner of a primary automatically becomes the party's candidate for the General Election and represents the platform of the political party.
These are known as primary elections or primaries.
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Primary elections and caucuses and the Democratic and Republican Presidential conventions
An election held to choose candidates for the main election is called a Primary Election.
These are called primaries or primary elections. Not all states have them.
A political party's closed primary election is a primary election that is open only to members of the party.
wisconsin had the first primary election
A primary, or primary election, is the election in which voters decide which of the candidates within a party will represent the party in the general election. So basically, when people vote on who will run for the democrats during the presidential election, it's a primary election. Voting on the actual president would be the general election.
It is generally required that the petition for nomination be filed after the primary election
governor's have TWO elections to get elected,primary AND general
The PA primary election is May 17
A primary election is to select the candidates of a particular political party. They then go and debate at the General Election.
These are known as primary elections or primaries.
No, in an election year, primary elections are held in order to pick the party candidates for the general election which is held in November (Although primary often means most important, sometimes, as in this case, primary means first.)
Yes, you can still vote in the presidential election even if you did not vote in the Montana primary election. Primary elections and general elections are separate, and not voting in the primary does not disqualify you from voting in the general election.