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New Jersey Presidential Primary

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06.07.16 | 9:22 am

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The time the polls close.</p></div> </article> </li> <li class="comment odd depth-1"> <article class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="Avatar for tmccarthy0" src="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/user_avatar/forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/tmccarthy0/64/459840_2.png" class="avatar avatar-64 photo avatar-default" height="64" width="64"> <b class="fn"><a href="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/t/discussion-new-jersey-presidential-primary/38680" rel="external" class="url">tmccarthy0</a></b> <span class="says screen-reader-text">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <time datetime="June 7, 2016">June 7, 2016</time> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>My question exactly.</p></div> </article> </li> <li class="comment even depth-1"> <article class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="Avatar for jcblues" src="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/user_avatar/forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/jcblues/64/9949_2.png" class="avatar avatar-64 photo avatar-default" height="64" width="64"> <b class="fn"><a href="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/t/discussion-new-jersey-presidential-primary/38680" rel="external" class="url">jcblues</a></b> <span class="says screen-reader-text">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <time datetime="June 7, 2016">June 7, 2016</time> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>me three</p></div> </article> </li> <li class="comment odd depth-1"> <article class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="Avatar for lestatdelc" src="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/user_avatar/forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/lestatdelc/64/10313_2.png" class="avatar avatar-64 photo avatar-default" height="64" width="64"> <b class="fn"><a href="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/t/discussion-new-jersey-presidential-primary/38680" rel="external" class="url">lestatdelc</a></b> <span class="says screen-reader-text">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <time datetime="June 7, 2016">June 7, 2016</time> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>Agreed.</p> <p>The New Jersey polls close at:<br> 8 PM Eastern<br> 7 PM Central<br> 6 PM Mountain<br> 5 PM Pacific</p> <p>…and is a semi-closed primary meaning “Independent” voters are ineligible to vote in the Democratic Primary, however, “Unaffiliated” voters are eligible to participate with the understanding that their party affiliation will automatically change to Democrat upon casting their vote.</p></div> </article> </li> <li class="comment even depth-1"> <article class="comment-body"> <footer class="comment-meta"> <div class="comment-author vcard"> <img alt="Avatar for jcblues" src="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/user_avatar/forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/jcblues/64/9949_2.png" class="avatar avatar-64 photo avatar-default" height="64" width="64"> <b class="fn"><a href="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/t/discussion-new-jersey-presidential-primary/38680" rel="external" class="url">jcblues</a></b> <span class="says screen-reader-text">says:</span> </div> <div class="comment-metadata"> <time datetime="June 7, 2016">June 7, 2016</time> </div> </footer> <div class="comment-content"><p>the California polls close after my bedtime… 8:00PDT</p></div> </article> </li> </ol> <div class="respond comment-respond"> <h3 id="reply-title" class="comment-reply-title"> Continue the discussion at <a class="wpdc-discourse-topic-link" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/t/discussion-new-jersey-presidential-primary/38680">forums.talkingpointsmemo.com</a> </h3> <p class="more-replies">33 more replies</p> <div 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