U.S. Presidential Primary Elections Explained

What is the purpose of primary elections when choosing a person to be President of the United States? How do they work? What is the difference between an open primary, closed primary and caucus? This video answers all of those questions and more!

In this video, you'll be introduced to the major events that happen during the presidential primary elections leading up to the general election in November.

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[NsrSRK]

In a primary election, voter chooses the candidate of a party for the general election.

In a closed primary, voter can only vote for a candidate of the party that they themself are registered with.

In a open primary, voter can vote for a candidate from any party.



In a caucus, local party members meet to vote for a candidate from their party.

please reply, if any error found.

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Nothing happens in a Presidential primary election, because the votes of the electors of each State to identify and vet candidates to make a list of the most qualified and most suitable candidates, is the primary, the election doesn’t take place until all the certified lists of the electors choices are opened in congress and the top candidates are identified when all the lists are combined, which forms the ballot of candidates the States must consider to determine their choice by vote, 1 vote per State, and a majority of All the States is necessary to the choice.