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Blanket primary

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

An electoral method in which all candidates for all offices appear on a single ballot and individual voters may choose candidates from different parties for different races in the same election. The U.S. Supreme Court in California Democratic Party v. Jones (2000) ruled this practice violated political parties’ First Amendment freedom of association, reshaping how parties control nominee selection and prompting reforms to primary systems.

AP course connection

Topic 5.3: 5.3 Political Parties

Unit 5

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