The+Direct+Primary+and+the+17th+Amendment

=The Direct Primary= A direct primary is a preliminary election in which a political party's candidates for an office are nominated by direct vote of the people.

Progressives of the early 20th century wanted to cure the "ills of the democracy (with) more democracy." It was not a new idea, but rather became popular in this time period. It is now the most common form of primary election, used in America to nominate people for election offices except that of the President. There are two types of direct primaries. A **closed primary** and an **open primary**. A closed primary is limited to people registered as a member of the party whose nominees are being voted upon. An open primary does not require any registration, but rather allows all citizens to vote in the primary. Most American States use the closed primary. All use a primary election of some form, as opposed to other nations who select candidates through caucuses, conventions, and nomination meetings.

=The 17th Amendment= Passed by the Senate on June 12, 1911, The House of Representatives on May 13, 1912, and ratified by the states on April 8, 1913. It transferred the selection of senators from a state's legislature to popular election by the people, through primaries. It allows for a state governor to appoint a senatory if there is senate vacancy. This appointment does have to be authorized by the state legislature.

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