Official Political Affiliation

[Dechristo]

At one time or another I've been registered as Democrat, Republican, then Independent. I've been registered as "Unaffiliated" for years, now; it allows me to vote in any primary I see fit.

[catbirdseat]

I've been registered as "Unaffiliated" for years, now; it allows me to vote in any primary I see fit.

Think again.

[willstrickland]

My, how cryptic Catturd! Perhaps you should think again.

 

I am "unaffiliated" here in AK and have voted in Dem and Rep party primaries in the last 3 years.

[KaskadskyjKozak]

are you asking what party we most identify with today, or what party is listed on our voter registration?

[catbirdseat]

In Washington you must pick a party if you want your vote to count. You cannot vote for a Republican in one race and a Democrat in another. If you don't pick a party you can still vote for unaffiliated candidates or in non-partisan races.

Edited October 6, 2006 by catbirdseat

[Dechristo]

are you asking what party we most identify with today, or what party is listed on our voter registration?

 

voter registration

[G-spotter]

Hello American

 

Sounds like China. Must join Communist Party to vote.

 

Thank you for allow Canadian to post.

[enelson]

i saw a guy running for oregon govenor from the pacific green party, sounds like they would have the best scenery of all the parties for sure. count me in for beautiful vistas.

[NealH]

In Washington you must pick a party if you want your vote to count. You cannot vote for a Republican in one race and a Democrat in another. If you don't pick a party you can still vote for unaffiliated candidates or in non-partisan races.

 

But I could vote in the Republican Party primary this year and the Democratic Party primary next year. And it wouldn't matter whether my voter registration card said Democrat or Republican. Back in Massachusetts, for the primaries, you requested a particular ballot when you walked in, so you couldn't make the mistake that lots of folks in Washington made last month.

[ClimbingPanther]

so you couldn't make the mistake that lots of folks in Washington made last month.

 

Props to Mass. election officials who made a fail-safe system that people couldn't screw up with their own stupidity.

Did anybody not see that coming? I mean, sure, we all heard about the idiots in Florida who couldn't figure out their ballots, but we're smarter than that, right? No, there was still a surprisingly large number of ballots rejected, and I dare say most were not informed voters simply using a purposely mis-marked ballot as a protest against the system. Whatever. If you're too stupid to read the directions, then you may not register an IQ worthy of deserving a vote. Granted, some may not have the written English skillz to decipher the directions, but those people are still responsible to have it interpreted or look stuff up in a foreign-english dictionary.