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- ↑ Firehouse primary at Taegan Goddard's political dictionary
- ↑ Lisco, Dawnthea M. Price (December 18, 2022). "What is a firehouse primary?". VPM News. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
- ↑ Josh Putnam. North Dakota Democrats Plan to Hold March 10 Firehouse Caucuses, FrontloadingHQ blog, March 13, 2019
- ↑ "Missouri political parties scrambling due to primary election law change". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ↑ Corbin, Clark (October 16, 2023). "Idaho will have a presidential caucus in 2024 — not a primary. Here's how they differ. • Idaho Capital Sun". Idaho Capital Sun. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ↑ Roger Chesley. Undemocratic way of selecting Democratic Party nominees. The Virginian-Pilot, March 1, 2017