Talk:Closed primary

Closed primaries are not necessarily restricted to "registered" voters. A closed primary may require only that a voter publicly declare (or simply declare at the poll) that he or she wishes to vote in a specific party's primary. Wilghal 13:49, 15 August 2007 (UTC) Wil
 * I believe you meant to say that closed primaries are not necessarily restricted to registered party members. In order for someone to vote in any primary, closed or open, that person must be a registered voter. Kitaro53085 (talk) 19:59, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Closed primaries only in US?
I notice only US states, commonwealths, districts, and territories are listed in this article. Are closed primaries strictly a feature of US elections, or are closed primaries a feature of elections in other nations? If so, the article should be modified to reflect an international perspective. If not, the article should state in its opening sentences that it is about a feature that is specific only to US elections. -- Bryan H Bell (talk) 20:14, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

New Jersey primary
I removed New Jersey from this list. I just filled out an absentee ballot, which came with a paper saying "You may vote for either the republican or democratic candidates but not both." It cites N.J.S.A 19:23-45. This seems to fit the qualifications for "semi-closed", maybe, but not closed.Burbble (talk) 22:31, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Rhode Island
Rhode Island's Secretary of State describes the states primaries as "closed" (see http://www.elections.state.ri.us/frequent.htm), but: "If you are registered as 'unaffiliated' you may vote in the primary of any party you choose. Once you vote in a primary, however, you are considered a member of that party until and unless you 'disaffiliate'. You may do this by signing an affidavit of disaffiliation at the polling place after you vote or by filling out a new registration form at any time. The disaffiliation takes effect in 90 days." That sounds "semi-closed" by the article's definition, with a minor technicality wrapped around it. I'm taking RI off the list, though if someone disagrees with my reasoning, go ahead an put it back. AdamBradley (talk) 05:11, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

Oops. Now that I look at the article again, Massachusetts is listed, with the comment "(semi-closed primary)". I've just altered RI to read the same way. AdamBradley (talk) 05:16, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

North Carolina
The North Carolina primary seems to be open. I nominate pulling the NC listing from this page... The North Carolina primary is a semi-open primary meaning registered independents can vote in either Republican or Democratic primary. A registered Republican CANNOT vote in a Democratic primary and vice versa. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.63.232.3 (talk) 18:41, 3 November 2008 (UTC)
 * The above is correct. The NC primary is (for 2008) semi-open. Registered Dems (like me!) can vote in the Dem primary and registered Republicans can vote in their primary. However Dems can't vote in the GOP primary and vice versa. Unaffiliated voters can vote in ether primary. For more, see NC Board of Elections. - Thanks, Hoshie 01:50, 5 December 2008 (UTC)

US phenomenon
Because US electoral politics is so different to that practised elsewhere, may I suggest removing the qualification notice Chasnor15 (talk) 16:07, 4 March 2008 (UTC)