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Discussion Thread: 2020 Primaries and Caucuses Calendar and Registration Information
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Discussion Thread: 2020 Primaries and Caucuses Calendar and Registration Information

Posted: 13 Jan 2020 06:03 AM PST

We're less than a month away from the official beginning of the 2020 Primaries and Caucuses! 50 states, 5 territories, the District of Colombia, and voters living abroad will be participating in caucuses and elections between early February and early June as part of the lead up to November in order to determine which candidate will represent the Republican and Democratic parties.

Democratic contests will be held in all 56 locations (as well as abroad), but Republican contests have been cancelled in Alaska, Arizona, Hawaii, Kansas, Nevada, South Carolina, and Virginia.

Registration deadlines, voting/caucus procedures and dates vary from place to place, so we have put together this table to help you find out more information about how, where, and when you can participate. Follow the links for location-specific details and note the information regarding party-switching deadlines and caucus types at the bottom of the table.

And as always, please be mindful of following the rules of /r/politics when participating in discussion threads.

State/Territory	Type	D Primary	R Primary	Deadline*	Registration
Alabama	Open Primary	03/03	03/03	02/15	SOS guide
Alaska	Semi-Closed Primary	04/04	N/A	02/19	SOS guide
American Samoa	Caucus	03/03	N/A	02/02	SOS guide
Arizona	Semi-Closed Primary	03/17	04/25	02/18^D, 04/25^R	SOS guide
Arkansas	Open Primary	03/03	03/03	02/04	SOS guide
California	Semi-Closed Primary	03/03	03/03	02/17	SOS guide
Colorado	Semi-Closed Primary	03/03	03/03	SD	SOS guide
Connecticut	Closed Primary	04/28	04/28	04/23¹	SOS guide
Delaware	Closed Primary	04/28	04/28	04/04	SOS guide
Democrats Abroad	Primary	03/03-03/10	N/A	SD	SOS guide
District of Columbia	Closed Primary	06/02	N/A	SD	SOS guide
Florida	Closed Primary	03/17	03/17	02/18	SOS guide
Georgia	Open Primary	03/24	03/24	02/24	SOS guide
Guam	Caucus	05/02	N/A	04/22	SOS guide
Hawaii	Closed Primary (D), Caucus (R)	04/04	03/10	03/05	SOS guide
Idaho	Closed Primary	03/10	03/10	SD	SOS guide
Illinois	Open Primary	03/17	03/17	SD	SOS guide
Indiana	Open Primary	05/05	05/05	04/06	SOS guide
Iowa	Closed Caucus⁵	02/03	02/03	SD	SOS guide
Kansas	Semi-Closed Primary	05/02	N/A	04/11	SOS guide
Kentucky	Closed Primary	05/19	05/19	04/20	SOS guide
Louisiana	Semi-Closed Primary	04/04	04/04	03/15	SOS guide
Maine	Closed Primary	03/03	03/03	SD	SOS guide
Maryland	Closed Primary	04/28	04/28	04/23	SOS guide
Massachusetts	Semi-Closed Primary	03/03	03/03	02/12	SOS guide
Michigan	Open Primary	03/10	03/10	SD	SOS guide
Minnesota	Open Primary	03/03	03/03	SD	SOS guide
Mississippi	Open Primary	03/10	03/10	02/09	SOS guide
Missouri	Open Primary	03/10	03/10	02/12	SOS guide
Montana	Open Primary	06/02	06/02	SD	SOS guide
Nebraska	Semi-Closed Primary	05/12	05/12	04/24	SOS guide
Nevada	Closed Caucus	02/22	02/25	02/03	SOS guide
New Hampshire	Semi-Closed Primary	02/11	02/11	SD	SOS guide
New Jersey	Semi-Closed Primary	06/02	06/02	05/12³	SOS guide
New Mexico	Closed Primary	06/02	06/02	05/05	SOS guide
New York	Closed Primary	04/28	04/28	04/03⁴	SOS guide
North Carolina	Semi-Open Primary	03/03	03/03	SD	SOS guide
North Dakota	Open Primary	03/10	03/10	SD	SOS guide***
Northern Mariana	Semi-Open Caucus	03/14	N/A	01/14	SOS guide
Ohio	Semi-Open Primary	03/17	03/17	02/16	SOS guide
Oklahoma	Semi-Closed Primary**	03/03	03/03	02/07	SOS guide
Oregon	Semi-Closed Primary	05/19	05/19	04/28	SOS guide
Pennsylvania	Closed Primary	04/28	04/28	04/13	SOS guide
Puerto Rico	Primary	06/07	03/08	02/08	SOS guide
Rhode Island	Semi-Closed Primary	04/28	04/28	03/29	SOS guide
South Carolina	Open Primary	02/29	N/A	01/26	SOS guide
South Dakota	Semi-Closed Primary**	06/02	06/02	05/18	SOS guide
Tennessee	Open Primary	03/03	03/03	02/02	SOS guide
Texas	Open Primary	03/03	03/03	02/02	SOS guide
Utah	Semi-Closed Primary**	03/03	03/03	SD	SOS guide
Vermont	Open Primary	03/03	03/03	SD	SOS guide
Virginia	Open Primary	03/03	N/A	02/10	SOS guide
Virgin Islands	Caucus	06/06	N/A	05/07	SOS guide
Washington	Open Primary	03/10	03/10	SD	SOS guide
West Virginia	Semi-Closed Primary	05/12	05/12	04/21	SOS guide
Wisconsin	Open Primary	04/07	04/07	SD	SOS guide
Wyoming	Closed Caucus	04/04	N/A	SD	SOS guide

^{SD - same day registration available for participants.}

^{*Date given is the latest possible registration date for any form of registration - online, in-person, mail. Please consult the following list for deadlines of each form of registration, where applicable: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-register-to-vote-when-to-register-deadlines}

^{**The Democratic Primary is open to unaffiliated voters whereas the Republican Primary is not.}

^{***North Dakota does not track party or voter registration.}

^{1 - Connecticut's deadline to switch parties is January 28.}

^{2 - Delaware's deadline to switch parties is February 28.}

^{3 - New Jersey's deadline to switch parties is April 8.}

^{4 - New York's deadline to switch parties is February 14.}

^{5 - Iowa's caucus is closed, but voters can change party affiliation at their precinct.}

Primary/Caucus Type	Meaning
Open	Voters can vote in either party's primary irrespective of voter affiliation (which in many cases the state might not even keep track of party registration at all).
Semi-Open	Voters only declare which party primary they participate in at the voting booth.
Closed	Voters must vote in the party that they are registered with.
Semi-Closed	Registered voters may only vote in the party they are registered with, but unaffiliated voters may participate in either party's primary.

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Megathread: Cory Booker Drops Out of Presidential Race

Posted: 13 Jan 2020 08:06 AM PST

Sen. Cory Booker announced Monday that he will end his campaign after failing to qualify for the Democratic debate planned for Tuesday in Iowa.

Submissions that may interest you

SUBMISSION	DOMAIN
Cory Booker ends presidential bid	thehill.com
Cory Booker Drops Out of Presidential Race	nytimes.com
Democrat Cory Booker drops out of 2020 presidential race	cnbc.com
Cory Booker ends 2020 presidential campaign	cnn.com
Sen. Cory Booker suspends presidential campaign	abcnews.go.com
Cory Booker drops out of the presidential race	nbcnews.com
Cory Booker Drops Out Of Presidential Race	npr.org
Democrat Cory Booker drops out of 2020 U.S. presidential race	reuters.com
Cory Booker drops out: 'I've made the hard decision to suspend my campaign for president'	yahoo.com
Sen. Cory Booker drops out of the 2020 presidential race less than a month before Iowa caucuses	businessinsider.com
Cory Booker drops out of 2020 presidential race	reuters.com
Senator Cory Booker Ends Presidential Campaign	huffpost.com
Cory Booker out of race for Democratic nomination	bbc.co.uk
Sen. Cory Booker exits the Democratic presidential primary, making the field less diverse	washingtonpost.com
Booker drops out of presidential race	politico.com
Cory Booker drops out of 2020 presidential race	pbs.org