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Primary systems, registration rules, early voting, absentee voting, and mail-ballot return policies from the EAC/NCSL state profiles—kept in source language and connected to the responsible state office.
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Election.org does not infer ranked-choice voting, write-in, judicial-retention, or runoff rules where the current source does not publish them. Those gaps remain visible.
Alabama
Open
Read Alabama voting rules →Alaska
Top-four open primary
Read Alaska voting rules →Arizona
Open to unaffiliated voters
Read Arizona voting rules →Arkansas
Open
Read Arkansas voting rules →California
Top-two
Read California voting rules →Colorado
Open to unaffiliated voters
Read Colorado voting rules →Connecticut
Partially closed
Read Connecticut voting rules →Delaware
Closed
Read Delaware voting rules →District of Columbia
Closed
Read District of Columbia voting rules →Florida
Closed
Read Florida voting rules →Georgia
Open
Read Georgia voting rules →Hawaii
Open
Read Hawaii voting rules →Idaho
Partially closed
Read Idaho voting rules →Illinois
Partially open
Read Illinois voting rules →Indiana
Partially open
Read Indiana voting rules →Iowa
Partially open
Read Iowa voting rules →Kansas
Partially closed
Read Kansas voting rules →Kentucky
Closed
Read Kentucky voting rules →Louisiana
All-comers/open to unaffiliated for legislative races, other races may be closed
Read Louisiana voting rules →Maine
Open to unaffiliated voters
Read Maine voting rules →Maryland
Partially closed
Read Maryland voting rules →Massachusetts
Open to unaffiliated voters
Read Massachusetts voting rules →Michigan
Open
Read Michigan voting rules →Minnesota
Open
Read Minnesota voting rules →Mississippi
Open
Read Mississippi voting rules →Missouri
Open
Read Missouri voting rules →Montana
Open
Read Montana voting rules →Nebraska
Nonpartisan for state legislature; other primaries are closed
Read Nebraska voting rules →Nevada
Partially open
Read Nevada voting rules →New Hampshire
Open to unaffiliated voters
Read New Hampshire voting rules →New Jersey
Closed
Read New Jersey voting rules →New Mexico
Open to unaffiliated voters
Read New Mexico voting rules →New York
Closed
Read New York voting rules →North Carolina
Open to unaffiliated voters
Read North Carolina voting rules →North Dakota
Open
Read North Dakota voting rules →Ohio
Partially open
Read Ohio voting rules →Oklahoma
Partially closed
Read Oklahoma voting rules →Oregon
Partially closed
Read Oregon voting rules →Pennsylvania
Closed
Read Pennsylvania voting rules →Rhode Island
Open to unaffiliated voters
Read Rhode Island voting rules →South Carolina
Open
Read South Carolina voting rules →South Dakota
Partially closed
Read South Dakota voting rules →Tennessee
Closed
Read Tennessee voting rules →Texas
Open
Read Texas voting rules →Utah
Partially closed
Read Utah voting rules →Vermont
Open
Read Vermont voting rules →Virginia
Open
Read Virginia voting rules →Washington
Top-two
Read Washington voting rules →West Virginia
Partially closed
Read West Virginia voting rules →Wisconsin
Open
Read Wisconsin voting rules →Wyoming
Closed
Read Wyoming voting rules →Source: U.S. Election Assistance Commission / NCSL State Election Profiles ↗ · verified 2026-08-24.