During primary elections, party competition heightens over voter participation as it determines the direction of political change in Texas. Up until 1960, the Democratic Party controlled nearly all Texas elections. This is because, “when one political party tends to dominate [the selection of a public official], voters who wish to participate in choosing their local public officials must vote in that party’s primary” (197). But over the half past-century, many counties have shifted from the Democratic to the Republican primary.
In Texas, a semi-open primary election state, a primary can only be held if individuals are willing to conduct an election for a political party in each county. As a result, not every voter in Texas may vote in a primary
In Texas, a semi-open primary election state, a primary can only be held if individuals are willing to conduct an election for a political party in each county. As a result, not every voter in Texas may vote in a primary