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To: Jonty30

Is Calif an open primary? If so, you could see Democrats jumping in big time to determine the nominee.


3 posted on 02/24/2012 2:05:05 PM PST by Brookhaven (Mitt Romney will right-size the economy--just like he did your job when he bought your company)
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To: Brookhaven
Is Calif an open primary?

It has a semi-open primary. Registered voters who have chosen "Decline to State" as their party may select a SINGLE party's partisan-primary ballot. (Of course, registered party members also can vote in their own party's primary.) Voters who are registered in another party cannot vote in the Republican primary.

Of course, any approach allows for mischief. Anyone may REGISTER IN any party at all, with little waiting period and no means of weeding out "Operation Whatever" clowns.

9 posted on 02/24/2012 2:42:25 PM PST by pogo101
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To: Brookhaven
"Is Calif an open primary?"

It's a closed primary with delegates awarded proportionally by Congressional District. 3 per each of the 53 districts and about a dozen at-large delegates.

Newt has been campaigning hard here.

11 posted on 02/24/2012 2:58:19 PM PST by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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