Voting Rights

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun a primary election in which voters are not required to declare a party affiliation and can choose to vote for candidates from any party

adjective describing the type of primary election where voters are not restricted to a specific party

  • An open primary is a type of election where voters can choose on the day of the election which party's primary to vote in.
  • In an open primary, you can decide which party's primary to participate in on the day of the election.
  • You can switch things up and pick a party to vote for in an open primary.
  • The concept of an open primary allows for flexibility and choice in the voting process.

noun a delegate to a national political convention who is not required to represent a specific constituency and is free to support any candidate for the presidential nomination

adjective relating to or characteristic of a superdelegate

  • The superdelegate system in the Democratic party allows certain party leaders and elected officials to have a say in the nomination process.
  • I heard that superdelegates can have a big influence on who gets the nomination.
  • Those superdelegates have some serious pull when it comes to choosing the candidate.
  • In the game of politics, superdelegates are like the wild card that can change the outcome.