jillian
01-06-2008, 01:56 PM
Is California a modified closed state?
From Wilkipedia:
A third alternative is the "modified closed primary", as has been in effect in California since 2001. In California's primary, each political party may decide whether or not they wish to allow unaffiliated voters to vote in their party's primary. This appears to avoid the constitutional flaws of both the "open" and the "closed" primary as discussed above. In the 2004 and 2006 primary elections, the Republican, Democratic, and American Independent parties all opted to allow unaffiliated voters to request their party's ballot. However, for the 2008 presidential primary election, only the Democratic and American Independent parties took this option, while the Republican party did not.[9]
does this mean to vote Republican you have to be registered as such?
From Wilkipedia:
A third alternative is the "modified closed primary", as has been in effect in California since 2001. In California's primary, each political party may decide whether or not they wish to allow unaffiliated voters to vote in their party's primary. This appears to avoid the constitutional flaws of both the "open" and the "closed" primary as discussed above. In the 2004 and 2006 primary elections, the Republican, Democratic, and American Independent parties all opted to allow unaffiliated voters to request their party's ballot. However, for the 2008 presidential primary election, only the Democratic and American Independent parties took this option, while the Republican party did not.[9]
does this mean to vote Republican you have to be registered as such?