On July 2, the Guam Election Commission voted to make no change in the type of open primary that Guam uses. The classic open primary, in which each party has its own primary ballot and its own nominees, comes in two styles. Some of the classic open primary jurisdictions provide that the primary voter must ask, in public view, for one particular party’s primary. Others let the primary voter decide in secret inside the voting booth which party primary ballot to choose.
Guam will continue using the secret-open primary. See this story.
So – How many PUBLIC Elector nomination systems for candidates for PUBLIC offices are there now in the U.S.A. ???
I.E. the 2 systems in the above — plus LA, plus WA, plus CA coming in 2011, plus whatever (more than 1 party with or without independents) ???
Richard: Among the 13 states that have “open primary, public declaration,” Missouri does not record the primary voter’s choice of party.
Do any of the other 13 states have a setup similar to Missouri’s?