qwerty
09-17-2007, 08:48 AM
All dates are in 2008 unless otherwise noted.[/LIST]
Open = Open Primary - Declare your party (Republican) on Election Day.
If the primary / caucus is not marked open, you must be a registered Republican to vote for Ron Paul. Contact your specific state for details on deadlines and requirements for you to register as a Republican.
State Lists (with links to each Secretary of State's Election Page).
Note: Deadline = Deadline to register to vote in the primary.
Overseas American Citizens - You will need to register in the last state you lived in. Here is a website (http://www.fvap.gov/) and phone number list (http://www.fvap.gov/services/tollfree.html) for further assistance.
Alabama (http://www.sos.state.al.us/election/vr/vr-a.htm) - Open Primary (2/5). Deadline (10 Days - Saturday, 1/26).
Alaska (http://www.elections.state.ak.us/) - Caucuses (2/5). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 1/6).
Arizona (http://www.azsos.gov/election/voterInformation.htm) - Primary (2/5). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 1/6).
Arkansas (http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us/elections.html) - Open Primary (2/5). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 1/6).
California (http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections.htm) - Primary (2/5). Deadline (15 Days - MLK Monday, 1/21).
Colorado (http://www.elections.colorado.gov/DDefault.aspx?/main.htm) - Caucuses (2/5). Deadline (29 Days - Monday, 1/7).
Connecticut (http://www.sots.ct.gov/ElectionsServices/VoterGuide/VoterGuide.htm) - Primary (2/5). Deadline (12 Noon, Monday, 2/4).
Delaware (http://elections.delaware.gov/) - Primary (2/5). Deadline (24 Days - Saturday, 1/12).
District of Columbia (http://www.dcboee.org/) - Primary (2/12). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 1/13)
Florida (http://election.dos.state.fl.us/) - Primary (1/29). Deadline (29 Days - New Years Day, 1/1).
Georgia (http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/default.htm) - Open Primary (2/5). Deadline (Monday, 1/7).
Hawaii (http://www.hawaii.gov/elections) - Open Caucuses (3/2). Deadline (30 Days - Friday, 2/1).
Idaho (http://www.idsos.state.id.us/elect/eleindex.htm) - Open Primary (5/27). Deadline (May 2 for pre registration. Registration allowed on Election Day).
Illinois (http://www.elections.state.il.us/VotingInformation/welcome.aspx) - Primary # (2/5). Deadline (27 Days - Wednesday, 1/9).
Indiana (http://www.state.in.us/sos/elections/) - Open Primary (5/6). Deadline (28 Days - Monday, 4/9).
Iowa (http://www.sos.state.ia.us/) - Caucus (1/14 *). Deadline (10 days - Thursday, 1/4).
Kansas (http://www.kssos.org/resources/resources_faq_elections.html) - Caucuses (2/9). Deadline (15 Days - Friday, 1/25).
Kentucky (http://elect.ky.gov/registrationinfo/) - Primary (5/20). Deadline (28 Days - Tuesday, 4/22).
Note: If your current registration is under a party other than Republican, the deadline to change your party registration to Republican is 12/31/07.
Louisiana (http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/elections/elections-index.htm#votereg) - Primary (2/9). Deadline (Friday, 1/11).
Maine (http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/voter_info/index.html) - Caucuses (February 1 through February 3). Deadline (None - Day of Election though check the rules regarding this caucus).
Maryland (http://www.elections.state.md.us/) - Primary (2/12). Deadline (21 Days - Tuesday, 1/22).
Note: If your current registration is under a party other than Republican, the deadline to change your party registration to 12 weeks prior to this election (11/20/07).
Massachusetts (http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleidx.htm) - Closed Primary (3/4 *). Deadline (Wednesday, 2/13).
Note: This is the deadline to register to vote OR change your party registration to Republican if you have another party registration.
Michigan (http://www.mi.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1633_8716-49313--,00.html) - Open Primary (2/5 *). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 1/6).
Minnesota (http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=134) - Open Caucuses (2/5 *). Deadline (20 Days - Wednesday, 1/16).
Mississippi (http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/elections.asp) - Open Primary (3/11). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 2/10).
Missouri (http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/s_default.asp?id=voting) - Open Primary (2/5). Deadline (4th Wednesday Prior - 1/9).
Montana (http://sos.state.mt.us/ELB/Voter_Information.asp) - Open Primary (6/3). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 5/4).
Nebraska (http://www.sos.state.ne.us/elec/) - Primary (5/13 *). Deadline (Second Friday before an election, 5/2).
Nevada (http://www.secretaryofstate.biz/elections/) - Caucuses (1/19). Deadline (30 Days - Thursday, 12/20/07).
New Hampshire (http://www.sos.nh.gov/vote.htm) - Closed Primary (1/22 *). Deadline (10 Days - Saturday, 1/12).
Note - Read the information via the link regarding what you need to do if you are not a registered Republican. If you voted any other party during the previous election you will need to change your status to Republican before the deadline to registered.
New Jersey (http://www.nj.gov/oag/elections/voter-registration-application.html) - Primary (2/5). Deadline (21 Days - Tuesday, 1/15).
New Mexico (http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Main/Elections/FAQ%27s2.htm) - Primary (6/3). Deadline (28 Days - Tuesday, 5/6).
New York (http://www.elections.state.ny.us/portal/page?_pageid=35,1,35_8617&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL) - Primary (2/5). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 1/6).
North Carolina (http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/) - Primary (5/6 *). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 4/6).
North Dakota (http://www.nd.gov/sos/electvote/) - Open Caucuses (2/5). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 1/6).
Ohio (http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/PublicAffairs/VoterInfoGuide.aspx?Section=14) - # Open Primary (3/4). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 2/3).
Oklahoma (http://www.oklaosf.state.ok.us/%7Eelections/) - Closed Primary (2/5). Deadline (24 Days - Saturday, 1/12).
Note - Oklahoma has a closed primary system. Only voters who are registered members of a recognized political party may vote for the party's candidates in primary and runoff primary elections. Registered Independent voters may be eligible to vote in party's primaries and runoff primaries if authorized by the party.
Oregon (http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/HAVA/votingguide/) - Closed Primary (5/20). Deadline (21 Days - Tuesday, 4/29).
Note - Major political parties require you to be registered as a member of their party in order to vote for their candidates in the Primary Election.
Pennsylvania (http://www.dos.state.pa.us/voting/site/default.asp?votingNav=%7C&bcelNav=%7C) - Primary (4/22). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 3/23).
Rhode Island (http://www.sec.state.ri.us/resources_for/voters.html) - Primary (3/4). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 2/3).
South Carolina (http://www.scvotes.org/south_carolina_voting_information_page) - Open Primary (1/19). Deadline (30 Days - Thursday, 12/20/07).
South Dakota (http://www.sdsos.gov/electionsvoteregistration/registrationvoting.shtm) - Closed Primary (6/3). Deadline (15 Days - Monday, 5/19).
Note: South Dakota has closed primary elections. To be eligible to vote in the primaries, voters must indicate their political party choice on the registration cards. Constitution, Democrat, Libertarian and Republican parties are the recognized political parties in South Dakota.
Tennessee (http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/outlines.htm) - Open Primary (2/5). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 1/6).
Texas (http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/index.shtml) - Open Primary (3/4). Deadline (Monday, February 4, 2008).
Utah (http://elections.utah.gov/voterinformation.html) - Closed Primary (2/5). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 1/6).
Note: You must change party status to Republican by 1/6/08 if you are not a registered Republican.
Vermont (http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/voters.html) - Open Primary (3/4). Deadline (Wednesday, February 27, 2008).
Virginia (http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Voter_Information/Index.html) - Open Primary (2/12). Deadline (29 Days - Monday, 1/14).
Washington (http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/register.aspx) - Open Caucus (2/9) & Primary (2/19). This is a two step process. The first vote narrows the candidates down to the top 2 or 3.
Deadline (30 Days via mail or online, 15 Days in Person Friday, 1/25).
Voters can participate in both the party caucuses and the Presidential Primary so long as they participate on behalf of the same party.
Both major parties plan to hold their caucuses on Saturday, February 9, 2008, ten days before the primary. The parties will invite voters to participate in the caucuses and will require participants to sign an oath declaring their party affiliation.
Voters participating in the Presidential Primary will be asked to sign an oath submitted by the political parties indicating that the voter has not participated in the other party’s caucus process. Each party will receive a list of voters who chose to affiliate with that party in the primary.
West Virginia (http://www.wvsos.com/elections/voters/voterbasics.htm) -Closed Primary (18 Delegates at the State Convention on 2/5 (ask the state party for details), 12 Delegates for the 5/13 Primary).
Deadline (21 days to register or change your party to Republican - 4/22 for the Primary).
Wisconsin (http://elections.state.wi.us/section.asp?linkid=270&locid=47) - Open Primary (2/19). Deadline (The day before or the day of at your polling precinct (check the link for necessary documentation).
Wyoming (http://soswy.state.wy.us/election/reg.htm) - County Conventions (12 Delegates on the Same Day of the New Hampshire Primary (1/22 currently *). 16 Additional Delegates will be selected during a State Convention on May 10. Consult with the Wyoming GOP for details for both of these processes. Deadline (None - You can register on Election Day).
* - Note that these Primaries / Caucuses may be changed to a date earlier than stated. Please register ASAP for these states.
# - In these two states you are supposed to be restricted to which party you voted in the previous party but they do not enforce it.
[/QUOTE]
Open = Open Primary - Declare your party (Republican) on Election Day.
If the primary / caucus is not marked open, you must be a registered Republican to vote for Ron Paul. Contact your specific state for details on deadlines and requirements for you to register as a Republican.
State Lists (with links to each Secretary of State's Election Page).
Note: Deadline = Deadline to register to vote in the primary.
Overseas American Citizens - You will need to register in the last state you lived in. Here is a website (http://www.fvap.gov/) and phone number list (http://www.fvap.gov/services/tollfree.html) for further assistance.
Alabama (http://www.sos.state.al.us/election/vr/vr-a.htm) - Open Primary (2/5). Deadline (10 Days - Saturday, 1/26).
Alaska (http://www.elections.state.ak.us/) - Caucuses (2/5). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 1/6).
Arizona (http://www.azsos.gov/election/voterInformation.htm) - Primary (2/5). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 1/6).
Arkansas (http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us/elections.html) - Open Primary (2/5). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 1/6).
California (http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/elections.htm) - Primary (2/5). Deadline (15 Days - MLK Monday, 1/21).
Colorado (http://www.elections.colorado.gov/DDefault.aspx?/main.htm) - Caucuses (2/5). Deadline (29 Days - Monday, 1/7).
Connecticut (http://www.sots.ct.gov/ElectionsServices/VoterGuide/VoterGuide.htm) - Primary (2/5). Deadline (12 Noon, Monday, 2/4).
Delaware (http://elections.delaware.gov/) - Primary (2/5). Deadline (24 Days - Saturday, 1/12).
District of Columbia (http://www.dcboee.org/) - Primary (2/12). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 1/13)
Florida (http://election.dos.state.fl.us/) - Primary (1/29). Deadline (29 Days - New Years Day, 1/1).
Georgia (http://sos.georgia.gov/elections/default.htm) - Open Primary (2/5). Deadline (Monday, 1/7).
Hawaii (http://www.hawaii.gov/elections) - Open Caucuses (3/2). Deadline (30 Days - Friday, 2/1).
Idaho (http://www.idsos.state.id.us/elect/eleindex.htm) - Open Primary (5/27). Deadline (May 2 for pre registration. Registration allowed on Election Day).
Illinois (http://www.elections.state.il.us/VotingInformation/welcome.aspx) - Primary # (2/5). Deadline (27 Days - Wednesday, 1/9).
Indiana (http://www.state.in.us/sos/elections/) - Open Primary (5/6). Deadline (28 Days - Monday, 4/9).
Iowa (http://www.sos.state.ia.us/) - Caucus (1/14 *). Deadline (10 days - Thursday, 1/4).
Kansas (http://www.kssos.org/resources/resources_faq_elections.html) - Caucuses (2/9). Deadline (15 Days - Friday, 1/25).
Kentucky (http://elect.ky.gov/registrationinfo/) - Primary (5/20). Deadline (28 Days - Tuesday, 4/22).
Note: If your current registration is under a party other than Republican, the deadline to change your party registration to Republican is 12/31/07.
Louisiana (http://www.sos.louisiana.gov/elections/elections-index.htm#votereg) - Primary (2/9). Deadline (Friday, 1/11).
Maine (http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/voter_info/index.html) - Caucuses (February 1 through February 3). Deadline (None - Day of Election though check the rules regarding this caucus).
Maryland (http://www.elections.state.md.us/) - Primary (2/12). Deadline (21 Days - Tuesday, 1/22).
Note: If your current registration is under a party other than Republican, the deadline to change your party registration to 12 weeks prior to this election (11/20/07).
Massachusetts (http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/eleidx.htm) - Closed Primary (3/4 *). Deadline (Wednesday, 2/13).
Note: This is the deadline to register to vote OR change your party registration to Republican if you have another party registration.
Michigan (http://www.mi.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1633_8716-49313--,00.html) - Open Primary (2/5 *). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 1/6).
Minnesota (http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=134) - Open Caucuses (2/5 *). Deadline (20 Days - Wednesday, 1/16).
Mississippi (http://www.sos.state.ms.us/elections/elections.asp) - Open Primary (3/11). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 2/10).
Missouri (http://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/s_default.asp?id=voting) - Open Primary (2/5). Deadline (4th Wednesday Prior - 1/9).
Montana (http://sos.state.mt.us/ELB/Voter_Information.asp) - Open Primary (6/3). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 5/4).
Nebraska (http://www.sos.state.ne.us/elec/) - Primary (5/13 *). Deadline (Second Friday before an election, 5/2).
Nevada (http://www.secretaryofstate.biz/elections/) - Caucuses (1/19). Deadline (30 Days - Thursday, 12/20/07).
New Hampshire (http://www.sos.nh.gov/vote.htm) - Closed Primary (1/22 *). Deadline (10 Days - Saturday, 1/12).
Note - Read the information via the link regarding what you need to do if you are not a registered Republican. If you voted any other party during the previous election you will need to change your status to Republican before the deadline to registered.
New Jersey (http://www.nj.gov/oag/elections/voter-registration-application.html) - Primary (2/5). Deadline (21 Days - Tuesday, 1/15).
New Mexico (http://www.sos.state.nm.us/Main/Elections/FAQ%27s2.htm) - Primary (6/3). Deadline (28 Days - Tuesday, 5/6).
New York (http://www.elections.state.ny.us/portal/page?_pageid=35,1,35_8617&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL) - Primary (2/5). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 1/6).
North Carolina (http://www.sboe.state.nc.us/) - Primary (5/6 *). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 4/6).
North Dakota (http://www.nd.gov/sos/electvote/) - Open Caucuses (2/5). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 1/6).
Ohio (http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/PublicAffairs/VoterInfoGuide.aspx?Section=14) - # Open Primary (3/4). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 2/3).
Oklahoma (http://www.oklaosf.state.ok.us/%7Eelections/) - Closed Primary (2/5). Deadline (24 Days - Saturday, 1/12).
Note - Oklahoma has a closed primary system. Only voters who are registered members of a recognized political party may vote for the party's candidates in primary and runoff primary elections. Registered Independent voters may be eligible to vote in party's primaries and runoff primaries if authorized by the party.
Oregon (http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/HAVA/votingguide/) - Closed Primary (5/20). Deadline (21 Days - Tuesday, 4/29).
Note - Major political parties require you to be registered as a member of their party in order to vote for their candidates in the Primary Election.
Pennsylvania (http://www.dos.state.pa.us/voting/site/default.asp?votingNav=%7C&bcelNav=%7C) - Primary (4/22). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 3/23).
Rhode Island (http://www.sec.state.ri.us/resources_for/voters.html) - Primary (3/4). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 2/3).
South Carolina (http://www.scvotes.org/south_carolina_voting_information_page) - Open Primary (1/19). Deadline (30 Days - Thursday, 12/20/07).
South Dakota (http://www.sdsos.gov/electionsvoteregistration/registrationvoting.shtm) - Closed Primary (6/3). Deadline (15 Days - Monday, 5/19).
Note: South Dakota has closed primary elections. To be eligible to vote in the primaries, voters must indicate their political party choice on the registration cards. Constitution, Democrat, Libertarian and Republican parties are the recognized political parties in South Dakota.
Tennessee (http://tennessee.gov/sos/election/outlines.htm) - Open Primary (2/5). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 1/6).
Texas (http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/index.shtml) - Open Primary (3/4). Deadline (Monday, February 4, 2008).
Utah (http://elections.utah.gov/voterinformation.html) - Closed Primary (2/5). Deadline (30 Days - Sunday, 1/6).
Note: You must change party status to Republican by 1/6/08 if you are not a registered Republican.
Vermont (http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/voters.html) - Open Primary (3/4). Deadline (Wednesday, February 27, 2008).
Virginia (http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Voter_Information/Index.html) - Open Primary (2/12). Deadline (29 Days - Monday, 1/14).
Washington (http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/register.aspx) - Open Caucus (2/9) & Primary (2/19). This is a two step process. The first vote narrows the candidates down to the top 2 or 3.
Deadline (30 Days via mail or online, 15 Days in Person Friday, 1/25).
Voters can participate in both the party caucuses and the Presidential Primary so long as they participate on behalf of the same party.
Both major parties plan to hold their caucuses on Saturday, February 9, 2008, ten days before the primary. The parties will invite voters to participate in the caucuses and will require participants to sign an oath declaring their party affiliation.
Voters participating in the Presidential Primary will be asked to sign an oath submitted by the political parties indicating that the voter has not participated in the other party’s caucus process. Each party will receive a list of voters who chose to affiliate with that party in the primary.
West Virginia (http://www.wvsos.com/elections/voters/voterbasics.htm) -Closed Primary (18 Delegates at the State Convention on 2/5 (ask the state party for details), 12 Delegates for the 5/13 Primary).
Deadline (21 days to register or change your party to Republican - 4/22 for the Primary).
Wisconsin (http://elections.state.wi.us/section.asp?linkid=270&locid=47) - Open Primary (2/19). Deadline (The day before or the day of at your polling precinct (check the link for necessary documentation).
Wyoming (http://soswy.state.wy.us/election/reg.htm) - County Conventions (12 Delegates on the Same Day of the New Hampshire Primary (1/22 currently *). 16 Additional Delegates will be selected during a State Convention on May 10. Consult with the Wyoming GOP for details for both of these processes. Deadline (None - You can register on Election Day).
* - Note that these Primaries / Caucuses may be changed to a date earlier than stated. Please register ASAP for these states.
# - In these two states you are supposed to be restricted to which party you voted in the previous party but they do not enforce it.
[/QUOTE]