What are the requirements to vote in the California presidential primary?

Question

I am a registerd independent and feel I should be able to vote in the republican AND democratic primaries. Is this possible, and if so how?

Answer 1

You can only vote in one primary (without committing a felony). I have no reason why you think that independents should be able to vote twice.

However, as an independent you can choose which party's primary you wish to vote in.

Answer 2

If you still have time to "Decline to State", you can vote for whom ever you choose at the polls in the Primary Elections.

On voting day you go to the polls and ask for the ballot of the party that you choose to vote for. When you do this, you will be restricted to that party and all of its candidates on that ballot, for that party.

(The only catch is that you can only ask for one party's ballot. If you want to vote for Democrats and Republicans, you'll need to see which party has the most important persons to vote for, as you will be stuck with only one party's ballot not two.)

Anyone can "Decline to State" for this very purpose.

Answer 3

The first answer you received is correct. "Independent" would not work in this case.