Primaries:
- Congressional and state primaries: Nonpartisan, Top Two
- Presidential primaries: Closed*
*The Democratic party has amended its primary rules to allow Independent voters to participate.
PRIMARY ELECTIONS STATE BY STATE
CALIFORNIA
Registration:
- Voters may or may not choose to affiliate with a political party.
- 30% of registered voters in California are unaffiliated or independent.
Details of voting in congressional and state primary elections:
- California has enacted Top Two, nonpartisan primaries at the state and local level; all registered voters receive the same ballot regardless of party affiliation, and the top two vote getters move on to the general election.
- Voter registration closes 15 days before the primary election.
Campaigns & State partnerS:
More Choice San Diego is pursuing a ballot initiative to bring Final Five Voting (nonpartisan primaries + ranked choice voting in the general election) to San Diego in 2022.
