I\'ve always assumed that I could not because I did not belong to either party. However, somebody recently told me I could vote in both the Democratic and the Republican primaries while someone else told me I could vote but only in one primary. What is the deal?
You can't vote unless your state has an open primary. Primaries are for Dems to pick their candidate and Reps to pick theirs, not for Independent shit disturbers to create havoc.
what if you are registered as "decline to state"?
It depends on the state. In Cali we have closed primaries so you can only vote if you are registered as a member of a party.
I live in TX and I recently found out that my name was purged out of the voting registration system since I did not update my address after I moved 3 blocks away 3 years ago.
Note: I voted Nov '06. I am too late to register to vote for primaries. Registration deadline was Oct 9th.
In Virginia, registered Independents can vote in either the Republican or Democratic Primaries.
I'm pretty sure it's the same in MA.
DCBasedVigilante wrote:
In Virginia, registered Independents can vote in either the Republican or Democratic Primaries.
In Massachusetts, independent voters can vote in a primary but must choose one of the two major parties. That's the way it works, here; other states may differ.
voting question wrote:
I've always assumed that I could not because I did not belong to either party. However, somebody recently told me I could vote in both the Democratic and the Republican primaries while someone else told me I could vote but only in one primary. What is the deal?
You can find out here.
http://www.ronpaul2008.com/primary-and-caucus-information/In California next year, independents can vote in the Democratic presidential primary, but not in the Republican presidential primary. Has to do with each state party setting its own rules; the California GOP opted not to allow independents to vote in theirs, while the CA Democratic Party wanted to attract independent voters.
matry maggie wrote:
I live in TX and I recently found out that my name was purged out of the voting registration system since I did not update my address after I moved 3 blocks away 3 years ago.
Note: I voted Nov '06. I am too late to register to vote for primaries. Registration deadline was Oct 9th.
God you are dumb. Let me guess, you're a Democrat and you're gonna scream about disenfranchisement on Election Day just like thousands of your fellow comrades for whom registering properly was too difficult a task.
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