{"data":{"id":"us/11-cfr-9032.7","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"11 CFR 9032.7","heading":"Primary election.","body":"(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—\n(1) For the selection of delegates to a national nominating convention of a political party;\n(2) For the expression of a preference for the nomination of Presidential candidates;\n(3) For the purposes stated in both paragraphs (a) (1) and (2) of this section; or\n(4) To nominate a Presidential candidate.\n(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.","path":["Title 11—Federal Elections","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER F—PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN FUND: PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY MATCHING FUND","PART 9032—DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-11.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:13Z","sha256":"d20d3a8923e8f82f48fb28f13561c54c979719e5d240dfe576cd6d7f60ff5aa3","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/11-cfr-9032.6","next":"us/11-cfr-9032.8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}