The Green Papers
Presidential Primaries 2020
Republican Delegate Selection and Voter Eligibility


 
Republican Party Republican
Delegate Selection
and Voter Eligibility
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Delegate Selection
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Voter Eligibility
AlabamaWinner-Take-Most PrimaryOpen Primary
AlaskaDelegate Selection Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
American SamoaDelegate Selection Caucus/ConventionOpen Caucus/Convention
ArizonaDelegate Selection Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
ArkansasWinner-Take-Most PrimaryOpen Primary
CaliforniaWinner-Take-Most PrimaryClosed Primary
ColoradoWinner-Take-Most Primary
Delegate Selection Caucus/Convention
Modified Primary
Closed Caucus/Convention
ConnecticutWinner-Take-Most PrimaryClosed Primary
DelawareWinner-Take-All PrimaryClosed Primary
District of ColumbiaWinner-Take-All PrimaryClosed Primary
FloridaWinner-Take-All PrimaryClosed Primary
GeorgiaWinner-Take-All (district and statewide) PrimaryModified Primary
GuamDelegate Selection Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
HawaiiDelegate Selection Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
IdahoWinner-Take-Most PrimaryClosed Primary
IllinoisCombined Selection Statewide: Winner-Take-All, District: Loophole PrimaryOpen Primary
IndianaWinner-Take-All (district and statewide) PrimaryOpen Primary
IowaProportional Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
KansasDelegate Selection Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
KentuckyProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
LouisianaWinner-Take-All PrimaryClosed Primary
MaineWinner-Take-Most PrimaryClosed Primary
MarylandWinner-Take-All (district and statewide) PrimaryClosed Primary
MassachusettsWinner-Take-Most PrimaryModified Primary
MichiganWinner-Take-Most PrimaryOpen Primary
MinnesotaWinner-Take-Most PrimaryClosed Primary
MississippiCombined Selection Statewide: Proportional, District: Winner-Take-Most PrimaryOpen Primary
MissouriWinner-Take-Most PrimaryModified Primary
MontanaWinner-Take-All PrimaryOpen Primary
NebraskaWinner-Take-All PrimaryClosed Primary
NevadaProportional Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
New HampshireProportional PrimaryModified Primary
New JerseyWinner-Take-All PrimaryModified Primary
New MexicoProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
New YorkWinner-Take-All PrimaryClosed Primary
North CarolinaCombined Selection Statewide: Proportional, District: Winner-Take-Most PrimaryModified Primary
North DakotaDelegate Selection Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
Northern MarianasWinner-Take-All Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
OhioWinner-Take-All PrimaryModified Primary
OklahomaWinner-Take-Most PrimaryClosed Primary
OregonProportional PrimaryClosed Primary
PennsylvaniaCombined Selection Statewide: Winner-Take-All, District: Loophole PrimaryClosed Primary
Puerto RicoWinner-Take-Most Caucus/ConventionOpen Caucus/Convention
Rhode IslandWinner-Take-Most PrimaryModified Primary
South CarolinaDelegate Selection Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
South DakotaWinner-Take-All PrimaryClosed Primary
TennesseeWinner-Take-Most PrimaryOpen Primary
TexasWinner-Take-Most PrimaryOpen Primary
UtahWinner-Take-Most PrimaryClosed Primary
VermontWinner-Take-Most PrimaryOpen Primary
Virgin IslandsDelegate Selection Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
VirginiaWinner-Take-All Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
WashingtonCombined Selection Statewide: Proportional, District: Winner-Take-Most PrimaryClosed Primary
West VirginiaWinner-Take-All PrimaryModified Primary
WisconsinWinner-Take-All (district and statewide) PrimaryOpen Primary
WyomingDelegate Selection Caucus/ConventionClosed Caucus/Convention
 
 
Delegate Selection Tally
Winner-Take-Most Primary17
Delegate Selection Caucus/Convention11
Winner-Take-All Primary11
Proportional Primary4
Winner-Take-All (district and statewide) Primary4
Combined Selection Statewide: Proportional, District: Winner-Take-Most Primary3
Combined Selection Statewide: Winner-Take-All, District: Loophole Primary2
Proportional Caucus/Convention2
Winner-Take-All Caucus/Convention2
Winner-Take-Most Caucus/Convention1
Voter Eligibility Tally
Closed Primary20
Closed Caucus/Convention14
Open Primary11
Modified Primary10
Open Caucus/Convention2
 
 


  Election 2020 - Presidential Primary, Caucus, and Convention Home  
 
  Presidential Candidates  
 
  States Alphabetically  
  Events Chronologically  
  Major Events Chronologically  
  Democratic "First Determining Step" Chronologically  
  Poll Closing Times Chronologically   --   Poll Closing Times Alphabetically  
 
  Chronological Cumulative Allocation of Delegates  
  Weekly Delegate Distribution and Availability  
 
Delegate Counts
  Democratic Pledged and Unpledged Summary   --   Republican Pledged and Unpledged Summary  
  Democratic Hard and Soft Summary   --   Republican Hard and Soft Summary  
  Democratic Hard and Floor Summary   --   Republican Hard and Floor Summary  
Commentary: THE TIES THAT BIND-- OR DO THEY? or, Politicus Unbound
 
Delegate Allocation
  Democratic Quick Reference   --   Republican Quick Reference  
  The Math Behind the Democratic Delegate Allocation   --   The Math Behind the Republican Delegate Allocation  
  Democratic Timing Penalties and Bonuses  
 
  Democratic Delegate Pledging and Voter Eligibility   --   Republican Delegate Selection and Voter Eligibility  
 
  Primaries at a Glance  
 
  Results Status and Date Retrieved  
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  Estimating the Delegate Count  
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Documentation
  Historical Analysis of the Presidential Nominating Process  
  Historical Analysis of the apportionment of delegate votes at the National Conventions of the two major parties  
  Primary/Caucus/Convention Glossary  
  Statutory Election Information of the Several states / Presidential Primary  
  Dates of PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES re: selection and/or allocation/distribution of Delegates to Major Party National Conventions  
 
  Major Third Party Presidential Nomination Process  
 
  Straw Polls  
 
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