| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Primaries | used to select a party’s candidate for and elective office, though in fact those who vote in a primary election may not consider themselves party members |
| Open primary | you can decide when you enter the voting both which party’s primary you wish to participate in |
| Closed primary | you must declare in advanced (sometime several weeks in advance) that you are a registered member of the political party in whose primary you wish to vote |
| Blanket primaries | in the voting booth you mark a ballot that lists the candidates of all the parties, and thus you can help select the Democratic candidate for one office and the Republican candidate for another |
| coattails | any effort to obtain straight-ticket voting |
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