11 CFR § 9032.7 - Primary election.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t11/s9032.7"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "11 CFR § 9032.7 - Primary election."
title_number: 11
title_name: "Federal Elections"
section_number: "9032.7"
section_name: "Primary election."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN FUND: PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY MATCHING FUND"
part_number: "9032"
part_name: "DEFINITIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "26 U.S.C. 9032 and 9039(b)."
regulatory_source: "56 FR 35929, July 29, 1991, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "9032"
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# 9032.7 Primary election.
(a) *Primary election* means an election held by a State or a political party, including a run-off election, or a nominating convention or a caucus—
(1) For the selection of delegates to a national nominating convention of a political party;
(2) For the expression of a preference for the nomination of Presidential candidates;
(3) For the purposes stated in both paragraphs (a) (1) and (2) of this section; or
(4) To nominate a Presidential candidate.
(b) If separate primary elections are held in a State by the State and a political party, the primary election for the purposes of this subchapter will be the election held by the political party.