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Retrograde

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13. Except for president

Sun Mar 3, 2024, 02:26 PM

Mar 3

in presidential primaries, the 6 recognized parties can choose to allow voters registered as No Party Preference to vote in their primaries. This year - as in 2020 - the Democratic, American Independent, and Libertarian parties chose to do so; the Republican, Green, and Peace and Freedom parties did not, and only voters registered in those parties can do so.

There are no designations on the return envelope to show how a voter is registered. Since the vote-counting software has to handle multiple contests on the same ballot (and often multiple state senate, assembly, or Congressional districts in the same county), programming it to put the presidential primary votes in the right piles is no big deal.

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A question for all who have mail-in voting... [View all] Faux pas Mar 3 OP

Not in California. ificandream Mar 3 #1

CA has an open primary. Voltaire2 Mar 3 #3

Correct ificandream Mar 3 #12

Except for president Retrograde Mar 3 #13

Um, by US constitution, the presidential primary, and only the presidential primary, is excluded from the open primary Brother Buzz Mar 4 #27

Thank you ificandream Faux pas Mar 4 #16

Not in NJ. Doing that is a surefire way to have ballots 'lost in the mail.' TheBlackAdder Mar 4 #28

If primaries in your state are party-restricted (i.e., no cross-over independent votes) that is why hlthe2b Mar 3 #2

Thank you hlthe2b Faux pas Mar 4 #17

Works that way in Arizona too. n/t Attilatheblond Mar 4 #23

A partisan in the county office mail room could also intercept them. Most have shredders in the room. TheBlackAdder Mar 4 #29

Here in Colorado... Ohio Joe Mar 3 #4

Thank you Ohio Joe Faux pas Mar 4 #18

Not in Montana. 2naSalit Mar 3 #5

Thank you 2naSalit Faux pas Mar 4 #19

For the primary it makes sense.-nt CrispyQ Mar 3 #6

Thank you CrispyQ Faux pas Mar 4 #20

If they provide a drop-off box just for ballots, I would use it RandomNumbers Mar 3 #7

I haven't seen my primary ballot yet. lees1975 Mar 3 #8

Thank you lees1975 Faux pas Mar 4 #21

It comes down to law, secrecy of the ballot, and logistics. blurplenurple Mar 3 #9

Interesting. marble falls Mar 3 #14

Thank you blurplenurple Faux pas Mar 4 #22

Texas mail in ballots............ northoftheborder Mar 3 #10

Thank you northoftheborder Faux pas Mar 4 #24

I got a form before I got my primary ballot in Michigan rogerballard Mar 3 #11

Thank you rogerballard Faux pas Mar 4 #25

It's only for the presidential primary caraher Mar 3 #15

Aha Faux pas Mar 4 #26