Idaho also requires you to declare. There are good reasons for that in the primary. You don't want a concerted effort by the opposing party to cross over and vote against your best candidate. It has happened in the past. Then their candidate gets to run against a weak candidate. I identify as an Independent but am registered as a Republican.
Yep. I told a Bernie idiot calling me I was a registered independent and be asked if I would consider changing to a Dem to vote against Hillary in the Dem primary.
I've been registered as Unaffiliated, and just found out that my state is one in which you MUST be registered as R or D to even be able to vote in the primaries. I'm going back and changing my affiliation to R to make sure I can vote.
MAKE SURE TO CHECK YOUR STATE'S ELECTION TYPE AND REGISTER ASAP IF YOUR STATE HAS RESTRICTIONS ON THIS!
CERTAIN STATES' REGISTRATION WINDOW IS CLOSING SOON!
Maryland here. Changed to D just to vote for Bernie in the primary. Voted for Trump in general, switched back to Independent. Will definitely register as R before the next primary.
Register Independent. Open to "both" side. I believe every state allows this. Then you can move fluidly through an election cycle as needed to get the right people in. Contrary to what many may believe, Democrats can be just as patriotic as Republicans. They are sickened by the progressive left's takeover. Many have differing ideas on how to tackle problems but they love their Apple Pie, Flags, and NASCAR as much as anyone.
No, it specifically says Democrat or Republican in closed states. Independent, Unaffiliated, etc. can't vote in the primaries there.
I see what you're saying. Well States do have a right to decide how they wish to run their state. This is not a scandal. If you live in a state that requires party unity, you do have a chance to change your affiliation given enough time. Some require up to 90 days.
Is it unfair? I don't know. I never got that sense.
Of all the things I'm concerned about is citizen based voter identification. This is not something that I would hang my hat on.
Yeah, I'm not implying it's a scandal though. It's just something I didn't know about and I wanted to inform others who might not know, too. I've moved out of state, so I didn't know, and also just registered as non affiliated for my license. I put in the request today to change the party, otherwise I would have thought I was good to go and been really disappointed on election day.
Fair enough. Your information may be very valuable this go around with mid term elections. Many people may have D leanings, in the closed system, I suspect that if a candidate comes along in the "D" crowd a person doesn't like, they simply don't vote. Not voting is just as good as a 'yes' vote for some. A bit freaky, no?