Registered D/R to vote in Primary?

[chipdog4]

Do you need to be registered as a Democrat or Republican to vote in the primary?

I can't remember.

 

[88GT]

Do you need to be registered as a Democrat or Republican to vote in the primary?

I can't remember.

Indiana doesn't register by party. Just to vote. But you will be asked which party ballot you want tomorrow. Choose wisely.

 

[buckstopshere]

Shameless plug for Ron Paul here and his delegate supporters

 

[$mooth]

88 is correct again (she loves to hear that). No need to register or prove a party affiliation. I belong to neither party, but have voted in the R primaries (plan to do so again tomorrow)

 

[Blackhawk2001]

Hopefully, after this election the Republican Party will vote to close its Primaries so they can choose their own candidates without any help from the Dems.

 

[88GT]

88 is correct again (she loves to hear that). No need to register or prove a party affiliation. I belong to neither party, but have voted in the R primaries (plan to do so again tomorrow)

Oh, what woman doesn't?

It's just ever so much nicer to hear when it's sincere and not the attempt to stay out of the dog house.

 

[powerstrokin]

When I registered I was told I'd have to register as one of the two to participate in the primaries. I had chosen libertarian, and was told no go. So I changed it. There was no option for me to choose "no affiliation" or similar as I hate labels. But meh, I've revoked my registration altogether anyways so that's a moot point for me.

This was Fulton county. I have no idea how it works anywhere else.

 

[88GT]

Hopefully, after this election the Republican Party will vote to close its Primaries so they can choose their own candidates without any help from the Dems.

Couldn't agree more. Just as long as the Dems keep theirs open!

 

[dukeboy_318]

When I registered I was told I'd have to register as one of the two to participate in the primaries. I had chosen libertarian, and was told no go. So I changed it. There was no option for me to choose "no affiliation" or similar as I hate labels. But meh, I've revoked my registration altogether anyways so that's a moot point for me.

This was Fulton county. I have no idea how it works anywhere else.

My understanding is that it is the same form statewide, my wife just did hers 3 months ago, there was no box to check that I recall.

 

[level.eleven]

Hopefully, after this election the Republican Party will vote to close its Primaries so they can choose their own candidates without any help from the Dems.

Will the republicans be funding them as well? Or is it still on the taxpayer's bill?

 

[powerstrokin]

My understanding is that it is the same form statewide, my wife just did hers 3 months ago, there was no box to check that I recall.

Maybe there's just different options when you register absentee or whatever.

Call me crazy, but the question shouldn't even be on the form anyways. It's irrelevant. Then again, so are most things we are forced to identify with these days.

 

[It'sAllFun&Games]

Do you need to be registered as a Democrat or Republican to vote in the primary?

I can't remember.

Well, I just got back from the polling place, and they required me to choose Democrat or Republican when I signed in.
What if I want to vote for people from both parties?
I've never voted in a primary before, but in every general election I've voted in, I never had to declare a party affiliation.
I should have asked them right then and there, but it wouldn't have mattered since I was voting all republican this time.
Can someone please explain this to me?
I get the feeling they think we're so dumb we might accidentally vote for the "wrong" person if they put everyone on the same ballot.

 

[Fletch]

Well, I just got back from the polling place, and they required me to choose Democrat or Republican when I signed in. What if I want to vote for people from both parties? I've never voted in a primary before, but in every general election I've voted in, I never had to declare a party affiliation.
Can someone please explain this to me?

Primaries are intra-party -- they're intended to sort out the candidates within the parties before the parties run against each other in the general election. If you vote for one race in a party, you are locked to voting on all races within that same party. Some states require you to register in advance (Oklahoma does), other states allow you to choose when you show up at the poll (like you did).

 

[It'sAllFun&Games]

That does explain it better to me. Thanks, Fletch.
What kind of name is Poon, anyway?

 

[powerstrokin]

So all of this required shtuff... however you want to put it...

Isn't that the same thing as limiting your choices? IE: it's all BS? Setting you up to go in a particular direction? Giving you the illusion of choice?

Does any of it even matter? Aren't all the options kind of the same anyways?

Where's that Judge Napolitano "What If" video when you need it LOL

 

[shibumiseeker]

Well, I just got back from the polling place, and they required me to choose Democrat or Republican when I signed in.
What if I want to vote for people from both parties?
I've never voted in a primary before, but in every general election I've voted in, I never had to declare a party affiliation..

You don't have to declare in the general election, only the primary. Which sucks because there are contested local races where the party affiliation doesn't matter but the people do and I'd prefer to be able to vote on both tickets. I wouldn't have an issue with say only being able to vote one party per office, but I hate that I want to have a say in the republican senate race but that locks me out of the democrat county council race.

 

[88GT]

So all of this required shtuff... however you want to put it...

Isn't that the same thing as limiting your choices? IE: it's all BS? Setting you up to go in a particular direction? Giving you the illusion of choice?

Does any of it even matter? Aren't all the options kind of the same anyways?

Where's that Judge Napolitano "What If" video when you need it LOL

Primaries are the vehicle each party uses to send their best to the general. Depending on different factors, some primaries are decided by party leaders and others are decided by the voting public. (Hat tip to mrjarrell, the explanation is well presented in another thread with a similar title.)

The primaries are the elections with the most choice.

 

[CarmelHP]

88 is correct again (she loves to hear that). No need to register or prove a party affiliation. I belong to neither party, but have voted in the R primaries (plan to do so again tomorrow)

If you have voted in a party primary, you are thereafter considered affiliated with that party, until you vote in the another party's primary.

 

[Kagnew]

When I registered I was told I'd have to register as one of the two to participate in the primaries. I had chosen libertarian, and was told no go. So I changed it. There was no option for me to choose "no affiliation" or similar as I hate labels. But meh, I've revoked my registration altogether anyways so that's a moot point for me.

This was Fulton county. I have no idea how it works anywhere else.

Is Fulton County no longer part of Indiana? I think that you might have misunderstood what they were saying.

 

[Kagnew]

If you have voted in a party primary, you are thereafter considered affiliated with that party, until you vote in the another party's primary.

"Considered affiliated" (whatever that means) is not the same thing as being "registered".