I want to change me affilliation to becoming a Independent and thought that I should change something on my voter's card but was told by clerk county that I couldn't I didn't need to is this true?
2007-11-02 06:48:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
As the previous poster stated you give up the ability to vote in primaries by doing this. Remember, despite your party affiliation, you are free to vote for whomever you wish. The primaries are a vital opportunity to influence the political process. In some cases people may choose political affiliation based on the general political leaning of the area in which they live. For example, if you live in a county that is overwhelmingly Democratic, voting republican in local primaries will get you no where. These people are still free to vote their conscience, yet they are still able to exert influence on a local level.
2007-11-02 07:04:39 · answer #1 · answered by swigaro 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the county in which you live. Where I live, you do not have to declare a party unless you go to vote in a primary election. And then you get to choose which at the time of the election.
Try calling the county clerk's office and ask again. If you get a different person, and then tell you the same, then it is probably true.
2007-11-02 07:05:35 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't do it because you will be limited to who you can vote for at the polls. It is a tactic designed to keep the two party system strong. Independent and Libertarian Candidates are running on the Dem and pub tickets so just find out who those candidates are and vote for them instead. I tried to switch years ago and found out I couldn't vote for all the people I really wanted. That is why many independents are keeping a party affiliation. You can easily spot them. They are usually lower tier candidates who are discredited by their own parties. Examples: Gavel and Ron Paul
2007-11-02 06:58:36 · answer #3 · answered by skycat 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-10 01:42:51 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm assuming you realize that even if you ARE registered as a dem or rep you can still vote for whomever you choose.
If you are NOT a registered dem or rep, you can NOT vote in primary elections.
That being said, if you still want to change to "independent" just fill out another card.
2007-11-02 07:05:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to change parties, you must re register. If you register as an independent--in my state, decline to state--you are not allowed to vote for party candidates in the primaries. If you want, you can do nothing and stay formally registered with whatever party you are with now and just don't vote for any candidate in the primaries.
2007-11-02 06:52:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only reason to be officially designated as one or the other is that it allows you to vote in the primary. If you become an independent you won't be able to. That's the only real difference. It's kind of stupid to limit yourself like that.
2007-11-02 06:58:08 · answer #7 · answered by Luv2Answer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Send your voter card in marked no party or no affiliation
2007-11-02 06:52:16 · answer #8 · answered by csn0331 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm I don't know.. For my card, I didnt put anything for what I am.
2007-11-02 06:55:34 · answer #9 · answered by krennao 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋