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minus-squareRestrictedAccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up36arrow-down1·10 months agoIn most states, only party members can vote in their party’s primary elections. Primary elections are held before the general election to pick the party’s candidates for the general.
minus-squareccunning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up23·10 months ago In most states, only party members can vote in their party’s primary elections. Minor point of clarification: Pennsylvania is one of only 14 states with closed primaries
minus-squarehappenis@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-210 months agoThat’s kind of true, but it depends. Most states don’t have laws requiring closed primaries and allows the party to choose which voters to include. However, in general the Republican party tends to have closed primaries when possible. They are closed in Pennsylvania, though. https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/state-primary-election-types
minus-squarehumbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.comBanned from communitylinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·10 months agoMaybe he wanted to vote against Trump several times: both in the primary and main
minus-squarecurbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-210 months agoIf I remember right, Haley was already out of the PA primary.
minus-squarehumbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.comBanned from communitylinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·10 months agoI don’t know, it’s just an urge to interfere with the US politics in any way
In most states, only party members can vote in their party’s primary elections.
Primary elections are held before the general election to pick the party’s candidates for the general.
Minor point of clarification:
Pennsylvania is one of only 14 states with closed primaries
That’s kind of true, but it depends. Most states don’t have laws requiring closed primaries and allows the party to choose which voters to include. However, in general the Republican party tends to have closed primaries when possible.
They are closed in Pennsylvania, though.
https://www.ncsl.org/elections-and-campaigns/state-primary-election-types
Maybe he wanted to vote against Trump several times: both in the primary and main
If I remember right, Haley was already out of the PA primary.
I don’t know, it’s just an urge to interfere with the US politics in any way