California open primary

[jp1]

Not that it's likely to matter 3 months from now, but I found this interesting. I just got the form from the Board of Elections asking me, as a non-affiliated voter, to pick what party I want to vote in for the presidential primary. (If I don't return the postcard I won't get a presidential primary ballot) My choices are the American Independent Party, the Democratic Party and the Libertarian Party. I find it interesting that the Republican Party doesn't want independents to vote in their primary.

[rosarugosa]

That is interesting, JP1. In MA, we are called "Unenrolled," and we choose which primary ballot we want when we arrive at our voting location.

[ApatheticNoMore]

My choices are the American Independent Party, the Democratic Party and the Libertarian Party. I find it interesting that the Republican Party doesn't want independents to vote in their primary.

ha the only reason anyone would do so in my view is to stop having a president Trump (and it's not really that compelling a reason compared to voting for something, but the guy is completely off the rails deranged). Oh well I suppose we should welcome our new Republican President Donald Trump, it's what Republican voters want afterall, which is a sad sad commentary on the state of things indeed. No ability to vote Green party primary though? i wonder if I'll ever get one of those things, the mail itself is fairly unreliable and vastly delayed these days, so I suppose it's nothing anyone can count on getting in the mail rather than inquiring about. I mean I'm in California and have not gotten it yet, despite the unreliability of the mail my bills usually do get here, just very very very late nowdays.

[jp1]

Apparently the Greens aren't having a primary here.

[jp1]

That is interesting, JP1. In MA, we are called "Unenrolled," and we choose which primary ballot we want when we arrive at our voting location.

Because I travel so much for work I'm registered to always receive an absentee ballot. I assume that if I went to the poll I'd just get to chose when I got there.

[JaneV2.0]

There's an American Independent Party? Who knew. I've been a registered Independent for nearly thirty years--since I moved to Washington--and I've never heard of such a thing. Think of all the political festivities I've been missing out on! :)

[rosarugosa]

Jane: We had a choice of an Independent Party ballot at the primary, but nobody was on it.

[JaneV2.0]

Jane: We had a choice of an Independent Party ballot at the primary, but nobody was on it.

:~)