11.   THE CONVENTIONS GOP LAUNCHES MORE WEB SITES Several new Web sites allow voters to participate in the Republican convention from home.

12.   The election was the first time that independent or non-partisan voters could participate in a primary.

13.   Under Virginia law, any registered voter can participate in a party primary.

14.   We have to believe that more voters would participate if they saw the parties as unbought and corruption-free.

15.   Virginia does not register voters by party, so any voter can participate in a primary.

16.   Virginians do not register by party, so any voter could participate in the Republican primary.

17.   And in a fourth variation, some states permit newly registered and independent voters to participate in the primary of their choice.

18.   He also proposed a bill enabling voters to participate more often in referendums on major issues, such as government reforms and ratification of treaties.

19.   In a fourth variation, some states permit newly registered and independent voters to participate in the primary of their choice.

20.   In some areas, they said, every registered voter participated.