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Voting procedure yesterday, had to sign a form
Posted on 5/17/26 at 10:54 am
Posted on 5/17/26 at 10:54 am
Show up, small lines...normal stuff. Precincts divided into different tables. Find mine, approach, show id, sign register..all normal. Then they are to hand you a small plastic # out of 1 of 3 piles, that is handed to the booth attendee, to be giving a booth. Done, but while 1 was handing to me, the other was saying ..
"You have to sign this and declare which party you belong to, or not one at all. Says here your independent "
I advise here I'm good with staying party free, no thanks. (Backstory...signed up when I turned 18 in hs, and didn't know what the parties meant, so I selected independent, and never bothered to change)
"Sir, you HAVE to sing this and mark whatever, to vote"
I was surprised by answer, but decided not to press, but I did check republican, put name, signed.
Other lady sees the change, grabs the plastic # back, and hands me a new one from a different stack.
I take it, hand it to booth guy, he tries to enter something on the little keyboard attached to machine. It wont take it, escorts me to another machine, puts info(assuming card#). Works. I vote and leave
Questions:
Was this mandatory for entire state?
Could they have NOT let me vote for not signing?
Whats the purpose of the different colored stacks of plastic #s, that mean something that the guy enters in machine before you vote?
"You have to sign this and declare which party you belong to, or not one at all. Says here your independent "
I advise here I'm good with staying party free, no thanks. (Backstory...signed up when I turned 18 in hs, and didn't know what the parties meant, so I selected independent, and never bothered to change)
"Sir, you HAVE to sing this and mark whatever, to vote"
I was surprised by answer, but decided not to press, but I did check republican, put name, signed.
Other lady sees the change, grabs the plastic # back, and hands me a new one from a different stack.
I take it, hand it to booth guy, he tries to enter something on the little keyboard attached to machine. It wont take it, escorts me to another machine, puts info(assuming card#). Works. I vote and leave
Questions:
Was this mandatory for entire state?
Could they have NOT let me vote for not signing?
Whats the purpose of the different colored stacks of plastic #s, that mean something that the guy enters in machine before you vote?
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Posted on 5/17/26 at 11:03 am to UptownJoeBrown
Lol...it had 3 choices...dem, repub, or no party
Posted on 5/17/26 at 11:06 am to UptownJoeBrown
quote:
Pick a side a-hole.
And learn how to write.
Posted on 5/17/26 at 11:08 am to ChatGPT of LA
Sorry, not sure what state you're in. 
That may have something to do with it.
That may have something to do with it.
Posted on 5/17/26 at 11:10 am to ChatGPT of LA
Happened to my wife. She was none too happy. I’m guessing it has to do with the switch from the “Jungle Primary” to closed primaries.
Posted on 5/17/26 at 11:12 am to ChatGPT of LA
quote:
Questions: Was this mandatory for entire state? Could they have NOT let me vote for not signing?
If you are “no party” you can vote in either party primary but you have to declare which one in case of a runoff. It does not change your party affiliation. You can vote in R runoff but not D runoff if there is one.
Posted on 5/17/26 at 11:14 am to ChatGPT of LA
If you're registered with a party you vote in their primary.
If not, you sign the form to vote in the primary you want, and acknowledge that you can't vote in a different runoff.
Mississippi is similar except nobody registers by party so you just go to whichever line, D or R.
If not, you sign the form to vote in the primary you want, and acknowledge that you can't vote in a different runoff.
Mississippi is similar except nobody registers by party so you just go to whichever line, D or R.
Posted on 5/17/26 at 11:15 am to ChatGPT of LA
You were not made to chose a party for your registration, only for whichever primary (and runoff) you will cast a vote in.
You could have remained no party and not have voted in the primaries - only for amendments and other non-partisan measures (millages, fire protection districts, etc.)
You could have remained no party and not have voted in the primaries - only for amendments and other non-partisan measures (millages, fire protection districts, etc.)
Posted on 5/17/26 at 11:18 am to Bestbank Tiger
quote:
not, you sign the form to vote in the primary you want, and acknowledge that you can't vote in a different runoff.
Mississippi is similar except nobody registers by party so you just go to whichever line, D or R.
Understood. But I was already independent. But they were making me sign and choose again. I said "I'm good, my info is correct " she replied fine, but they still want you to sign it again today.
This was at go time...really no time to read all the fine print. So it just felt forced...and then changed the machine, or info entered, at least.
Posted on 5/17/26 at 11:19 am to ChatGPT of LA
Yep, I could not vote for a Senator because I am a No Party affiliated guy, yet I throw far more parties than the average partier.
Posted on 5/17/26 at 11:20 am to udtiger
quote:
You could have remained no party and not have voted in the primaries - only for amendments and other non-partisan measures (millages, fire protection districts, etc.)
Makes sense...so most were probably fine, but independent had to sign for sure
Posted on 5/17/26 at 11:25 am to ChatGPT of LA
Prevents voting in both party’s primaries.
But doesn’t prevent what happens in Mississippi, which is Dems voting for the establishment RINO in the GOP primary, to make sure their real enemy doesn’t get in.
Posted on 5/17/26 at 11:28 am to ChatGPT of LA
quote:
Makes sense...so most were probably fine, but independent had to sign for sure
Correct. There is an Independent Party in Louisiana.
Posted on 5/17/26 at 11:31 am to ChatGPT of LA
Yes. These are "party" primaries. You can only vote in one primary. By signing the declaration page you were not changing your party affiliation, just declaring in which party primary you wanted to vote. I signed a declaration page stating I wanted a Republican ballot. That's all it was.
Posted on 5/17/26 at 11:48 am to Adajax
Yeah, caught me off guard and honestly, the lady and her lack of knowledge or info, had me doubting how to proceed
Posted on 5/17/26 at 12:01 pm to ChatGPT of LA
quote:
But I was already independent.
...Which is a Party
There were only three choices according to yourself
quote:-no Independent Party was running
.it had 3 choices...dem, repub, or no party
So you had to choose one of those you mentioned, and select dem or repub if you chose no party to log you for the rest of this Primary election.
Posted on 5/17/26 at 12:01 pm to ChatGPT of LA
The form was simply giving the “no party” folks the ability to vote in the closed primary for either the Democrat or Republican candidate or simply stay no party and just vote for state amendments.
Very reasonable to me!
Very reasonable to me!
Posted on 5/17/26 at 12:01 pm to ChatGPT of LA
The Parties should pay for their own primaries and run them how they see fit. The taxpayers should only pay for the November election.
Posted on 5/17/26 at 12:11 pm to ChatGPT of LA
quote:
Lol...it had 3 choices...dem, repub, or no party
Lulz
No. It was a primary - DIM or Rep only. There was no 3rd choice. The machines are set up to display either the DIM candidates or the Rep candidates. Not both
You being neither party had to tell them which screen to turn on. Being that you showed up to vote in a party primary system
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