POLI 360 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Solomon Judah Loeb Rapoport, Tactical Voting, Adlai Stevenson Iii

• School: USC, SC, Carolina, South Carolina
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 360
• Professor: Darmofal

Document Summary

This primary requires a stable record of the voter"s party affiliation before one can vote in a primary. One can only vote in the primary with which he/she is affiliated. These primaries are used in 28 states. There are two types of closed primaries: Fully-closed primaries: voters must register with a party prior to. Election day in order to vote in the party"s primary. Semi-closed primaries: voters still must state a party affiliation and can only vote in the primary of the parties they are affiliated with, respectively. Voters can change their affiliation, however, at: open primary the polls. This primary allows people to vote in either party"s primary without announcing a party affiliation. 21 states use this type of primary, including south carolina. There are two types of open primaries: Semi-open primaries: voters can ask for either party"s ballot at the polls, but pollsters keep no standing records of the voters" party choices.