The Republican party holds a primary election to determine its candidate for president. In a state with closed primaries, which of the following groups would be allowed to vote in this election?

A.

registered Democrat voters only

B.

all registered voters

C.

registered Republican and Democrat voters only

D.

registered Republican voters only

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Johanna

9 June, 08:10

The Republican party holds a primary election to determine its candidate for president. In a state with closed primaries, which of the following groups would be allowed to vote in this election?

A.

registered Democrat voters only

B.

all registered voters

C.

registered Republican and Democrat voters only

D.

registered Republican voters only

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Kymani David · Answer 1

A closed primary is a primary in which only voters registered with the specified party can vote. Therefore since the Republican primary is a closed primary only registered Republican voters can have a say in who their party nominates to a specified office. Therefore the answer would be "D".

Shawn · Answer 2

B all registered voters