vacuum
11th January 2016, 08:07 PM
Perhaps this is common knowledge, but I didn't know.
It turns out that in many states, you can vote in both the Democratic AND Republican primaries. So you could vote for Trump and against Hillary in the same day.
This is possible in states with "open" primaries. Here are the states where it is possible:
Alabama (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama)
Arkansas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas)
Georgia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28U.S._state%29)
Hawaii (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii) (Open primary for state, local, and congressional races; caucus system for presidential races.)
Massachusetts (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts) (All races' primaries open for "unenrolled"/unaffiliated voters only)
Michigan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan)
Mississippi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi)
Missouri (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri)
North Carolina (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina)
North Dakota (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Dakota)
South Carolina (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina)
Tennessee (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee)
Vermont (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont)
Virginia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia)
Wisconsin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin)[11] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_primaries_in_the_United_States#cite_note-11)
Someone claims this is true for Texas as well. I don't know all the rules well enough, but I assume it might be possible there and maybe other states not on this list. Definitely worth checking into.
I'd like to hear from anyone who knows more about this.
It turns out that in many states, you can vote in both the Democratic AND Republican primaries. So you could vote for Trump and against Hillary in the same day.
This is possible in states with "open" primaries. Here are the states where it is possible:
Alabama (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama)
Arkansas (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas)
Georgia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_%28U.S._state%29)
Hawaii (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii) (Open primary for state, local, and congressional races; caucus system for presidential races.)
Massachusetts (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts) (All races' primaries open for "unenrolled"/unaffiliated voters only)
Michigan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan)
Mississippi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi)
Missouri (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri)
North Carolina (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina)
North Dakota (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Dakota)
South Carolina (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina)
Tennessee (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee)
Vermont (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont)
Virginia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia)
Wisconsin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin)[11] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_primaries_in_the_United_States#cite_note-11)
Someone claims this is true for Texas as well. I don't know all the rules well enough, but I assume it might be possible there and maybe other states not on this list. Definitely worth checking into.
I'd like to hear from anyone who knows more about this.