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joshuwahr: 1 year ago

Do I need to be registered with the Republican party to vote in their primary?

I assume it varies from state to state. I live in Texas.

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SharonWendel: 1 year ago

Having worked the elections for several years now, I can answer that question with some authority. You do not "register" with either party. In the Primary you will have to choose one or the other. You can also choose NOT to have your card stamped with the party you selected. You will be given a separate card, and your name will be marked as voted. You cannot vote in the other party's Primary or run-off. In the General Election in Nov. both parties will be on one ballot.

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joshuwahr: 1 year ago

Thanks. This was a helpful response.

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Janemoo: 1 year ago

In Texas, you have to be registered with the Republican party to vote in their primary. You get to choose your GOP affiliation during the Republican primary or Republican primary runoff. Once you have voted in the primary election, you cannot change your party affiliation for the upcoming election.

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joshuwahr: 1 year ago

That doesn't seem very fair.

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joshuwahr: 1 year ago

Although I've come to expect this much from Texas politics.

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johnmccue91: 1 year ago

The primary rules DO vary from state to state. The rules at the conventions also vary from state to state. Some states award all their delegates to the front runner. Some states split their votes. some states allow their votes to be cast for " a favorite son". Some states change their votes on the convention floor (due to deals made in the smoke filled rooms) If a candidate is clearly out of the running, he/she may ask their delegates to switch to some other candidate, but the delegates are not obliged to vote for that candidate. All delegations try to extract promises from the candidates to do this or that for their state if elected. And some shady delegates want things done for them personally-this is one form of "pork-barreling"

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StillStacy: 1 year ago

No, it's not fair. This is why I am registered with a party, simply to vote in the primaries. Here in Colorado, there's a possibility this will change in the future. However, not this election cycle.

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DustinB44: 1 year ago

also nice picture from a good movie

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joshuwahr: 1 year ago

@Dustin
Thanks! I'm glad somebody recognized it.

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Citsonga: 1 year ago

htt-p://votetexas-.-gov Your State Secretary's website. It says nothing about Party affiliation affecting Primary voting (either way) but the url has a contact the Secretary of State's office link. They will have the best and latest information for you. Although some people are going to ask why you would care unless your planning a party raid... (I disabled the link with horizontal slashes.)

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joshuwahr: 1 year ago via iPhone

As an independent voter I don't see the possibility of party raiding as relevant.

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martinezd968: 1 year ago

you don't have to be registered but you can only vote in one of the primaries either republican or Democrat. after you vote your card will be stamped with rep or dec so you dont go try to vote in the other primary.

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Petunia12: 1 year ago

In CO you can't vote in the primary unless you're affiliated with a party, even tho you are registered as unaffiliated. You can, however, vote in the General Election for either candidate.

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