Voting

 

If you live in the United States, chances are you voted yesterday (or earlier) in your state's primary.  I learned there are three types of primaries, depending on in which state you live.

  I voted. 

An open primary doesn't require voters to be affiliated with a political party in order to vote for partisan candidates. According to Wikipedia:

In a traditional open primary, voters may select one party's ballot and vote for that party's nomination. As in a closed primary (such that only those affiliated with a political party may vote), the highest voted candidate in each party then proceeds to the general election. In a nonpartisan blanket primary, all candidates appear on the same ballot and the two highest voted candidates proceed to the runoff election, regardless of party affiliation.

In an open primary, voters may choose to vote in one party's primary election, regardless of their partisan registration.  In a semi closed primary, voters registered with a political party may only vote in that party's primary election. However, unaffiliated voters may vote in either.  In a closed primary, like Kansas, voters can only vote in the primary election of the party in which they are registered.  This is probably very confusing to anyone not familiar with our system of government. 

Yesterday was another of those unbearably hot days where the high for the day was around 106 F (45 C).  

 

The sign showed this was a designated voting place.

This church is one of several where voting booths were set up.

 

If you live in the States, I hope you exercised your right to vote yesterday or earlier.  Thanks for dropping by today.