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Warm Up – February 27 Grab the handout from the front table

Unit 3: Political parties and Elections Types of Elections

What is a primary election? The purpose of a primary election is to allow each political party to determine who would be the best candidate to represent their party. For example, 8 Republicans may want to run for President, but each party is only allowed 1 nominee, the primary helps determine this nominee

Primary Elections and Caucuses PRIMARY ELECTIONS are elections where voters cast their vote privately and the election runs throughout a day. CAUCUSES are public meetings held at a specific time, If you leave the meeting your vote doesn’t count.

Types of Primaries CLOSED-only members of the party can vote in that party’s primary. SEMI-CLOSED-Members of the party and independent candidates can vote in the primary. OPEN – any registered voter can vote in either party’s primary election

TOD – February 27 Answer the following questions on a post it: 1. What is the purpose of a primary election? 2. What is the difference between a primary and a caucus? 3. Describe the three types of primaries