Party Primaries and Caucuses will be held throughout the Spring and Summer of 2024 in each state.
Based on the outcomes of the primary elections and caucuses, party delegates from each state will be sent to the national party conventions.
The following links from Ballotpedia contain the rules for delegates for each party and how presidential nominees will be chosen:
Check out the following to see primary election results and awarded delegate counts:
Primary caucuses and elections culminate at the major party conventions when the presidential nominee and platform for each party will be officially announced.
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Democratic National Convention |
Republican National Convention |
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August 19-22, 2024 Chicago, Illinois |
July 15-18, 2024 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
See the Voting tab for information on registering to vote and voting if you would like to participate in voting for your party's primary.
Keep in mind that each state has its own laws regarding voter registration deadlines (including deadlines for declaring a party affiliation), so the deadline to register for each state will vary.
The Georgia Primary Elections were March 12 for the Presidential Primary and May 20, 2024 for the primary elections for all other offices. The deadline to register for the November 5, 2024, general election is October 7, 2024.
Primary elections allow voters to determine which candidates compete in the general election and can be nonpartisan or partisan. In partisan primaries, voters choose the candidates they prefer for a political party to nominate in the general election.
The laws governing primary elections vary from state to state and can even vary within states by locality and political party. For example, only registered party members are allowed to vote in closed primaries. In contrast, registered party members and unaffiliated voters can vote in semi-closed primaries, and all voters can vote in open primaries.
Primary elections also vary in how their outcomes are determined. Majority systems require the winning candidate to receive at least fifty percent of the votes cast, while plurality systems do not. All candidates are listed on the same ballot in top-two primaries, top-four primaries, and blanket primaries, regardless of partisan affiliation.
A caucus is a political party gathering in which party members choose candidates for an election. At a caucus, participants may debate about the candidates; the voting process itself may not be conducted by secret ballot. Instead, caucus-goers may vote by raising hands or gathering in groups organized by their preferred candidate. A primary election, by contrast, is an election in which voters select their preferred candidates by casting secret ballots.
Historically, caucuses were the dominant method by which the major political parties determined their presidential nominees. Today, caucuses are less common than primary elections. However, political parties in some states, such as Iowa, still conduct caucuses as part of the presidential nominating process. The Democratic National Committee and the Republican National Committee, the governing bodies for the nation's two major parties, establish their guidelines for the presidential nomination process.