y You're a member of the Republican Party. You go to vote for the party nominee for president. On your ballot are candidates for both the Democratic and Republican nominations. You're most likely voting in what kind of election?
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There are two types of primaries— open and closed— and each takes place depending on the state.
In open primaries, anyone can go to the polling booth, and tell the person who is running it which party they will be voting for. The person gives them a ballot with that party's candidates, and the voter casts his or her vote for which candidate they like.
In closed primaries, only registered voters of a certain party can vote for a candidate. This is to thwart people who will say "I am a Republican" when they really are a Democrat, and cause them to vote for the worst candidate on the Republican side so that Democrats have a better chance of winning (this doesn't happen often, however). It's really easy to become a registered voter of a party, and while it sounds fancy, it simply means that you are committed to that party in all the primaries (by my knowledge, I don't think you can get registered as Republican and a Democrat). This system adversely affects independents, people who are not committed to any party during an election. In contrast, the open primary works best for independents, as they can now choose which party's primary to vote in without having to be committed to a party.
Answer: closed primary
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