11/14 Do I have to register as a Democrat to vote in the primary?
\_ I believe the 'open primary' law was struck down. Stil plenty of
time to register, though. Also, party registration is not needed
to vote on any ballot measures on the primary.
\_ Open Primary was squished by Supreme Court. If you want to
vote for a particular Dem candidate, you'll need to register
as a Dem.
\_ what was the reasoning for the squish?
\_ Private organizations (the parties) have the right to
control who can vote in the organization. Althouth I
liked the open primary, it sets bad legal precedant.
\_ I think private organizations should pay for the
poll and hold it themselves then. If the government
(public) is paying for it then everyone should be
able to vote in it. --dim
\_ Well, they can vote in the other primary. Why do
people want to help choose a different party's
candidate? You don't support that party anyway.
Would the repubs vote for someone they like, or
someone they think would be a bad candidate?
\_ Personally, I voted for the guy I liked most. If
this is a Party thing then the Party should
conduct its own selection process and let us
all know who they chose instead of putting it
on a general ballot.
\_ If my heart is with the Republicans, can I register as
a Democrat and then vote for the lamest one among the
Democratic candidates in their primary? And vice versa?
\_ No, you may not. As a Republican, you're bound by
the supposedly higher morality that your kind
constantly bray about to vote your conscience, not
for political gain. Anything else would be
hypocritical. The rest of us godless heathens,
OTOH, are free to make sure that bozos like Bill
Simon represent you in close elections.
\_ nice.
\_ no, you have to register as a hypocrite first. |