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Originally Posted by Kathy63
Resources for one thing.
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Do you mean that political parties don't have the resources to run their own elections? That doesn't work. The government hasn't always run primary elections.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_elections
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A primary election (nominating primary), also referred to simply as a primary, is an election in which voters in a jurisdiction select candidates for a subsequent election. Primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the following general election. Primaries are common in the United States, where their origins are traced to the progressive movement. There, primary elections are conducted by government on behalf of the parties. Elsewhere in the world, the nomination of candidates is usually the responsibility of the political party organizations themselves and does not involve the general public.
Besides primaries, other ways that parties may select candidates include caucuses, conventions, and nomination meetings. Historically, Canadian political parties chose their candidates in party meetings in each constituency. Canadian party leaders are elected at leadership conventions, although some parties have abandoned this practice in favour of one member, one vote systems.
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It is not even necessary that a political party run an election to determine who their nominee is. This is strictly the internal concern of that political party. Political parties are private organizations and have no lawful oversight from government anywhere.