Elections in Louisianaとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Since 1977 state elections in Louisiana have used a jungle primary system, which in Louisiana has become known as "open" primary, where all the candidates for an office run together in one election. If someone gets a majority, that individual wins outright; otherwise, the top two candidates, irrespective of partisan affiliation, meet in a runoff election. Between 2008 and 2010, federal races no longer used this method. In 2010, the legislature voted to revert federal elections back to the jungle primary system with the passage of House Bill 292, which was signed into law by Governor Jindal on June 25, 2010.