What is United States presidential primary?
In the [[United States]], a '''presidential primary''' is a series of [[election]]s and [[caucus]]es within a [[political party]]. They are held to choose the party's candidate for the [[United States presidential election|presidential election]]. This process was never included in the [[United States Constitution]]; it was created over time by the political parties. Some states hold only [[primary election]]s, some hold only [[caucuses]], and others use a combination of both. These primaries and caucuses are staggered generally between either late-January or early-February, and mid-June before the presidential election in November. The primary elections are run by state and local governments. ==Other websites== * [http://www.fairvote.org/?page=1801 Fairvote.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071129235946/http://www.fairvote.org/?page=1801 |date=2007-11-29 }} [[Category:United States presidential primary elections| ]] {{US-stub}}