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Choosing a Political Party in a Closed
Primary State-
Florida is a closed primary state. This
means that only voters who are registered
members of a
particular party can vote in that party's primary elections.
(Chapter 101.021, Florida Statutes.)
The exception to the party affiliation requirement occurs
when all the candidates
in a contest are of the same party
affiliation. In this case there is a Universal
Primary and all
qualified voters, regardless of party affiliation, can vote in
this
contest.
When registering to vote, if you do not designate a party
affiliation on your
application, you will be registered
with no party affiliation. The deadline for
changing your
party affiliation is 29 days before any primary. This change
must
be done on a Florida Voter Registration Application.
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