He's right, you know...

[chcr]

As badly as you think this is, at least he's doing something...

I agree, Gato. I didn't say it wasa a bad thing, just that his motives are transparent. I honestly don't understand how a black person in America ever votes republican (well, except maybe a rich black person), but then I'm not black, so I wouldn't.

 

[Gonz]

Sarcasm, Gonz, Eric, sarcasm. Surely you know me well eonough to know that I don't think anybody does anything for altruistic motives. I was being sarcastic over your need to point out the blindingly obvious.

Ugh, it was Bills fault. He did it. He does everything wrong

 

[Gonz]

I agree, Gato. I didn't say it wasa a bad thing, just that his motives are transparent. I honestly don't understand how a black person in America ever votes republican (well, except maybe a rich black person), but then I'm not black, so I wouldn't.

40 years of DNC promises unfulfilled. I don't see how a black person in America doesn't vote Republican.

 

[chcr]

Ugh, it was Bills fault. He did it. He does everything wrong

Sorry, I forgot.

 

[Leslie]

In GA, you don't declare at the primary level until you tell the voter volunteer which ballot ya want. That won't pigeonhole you, as you can ask for the other ballot next year, or even in run-offs in the same year. You don't really "register" with either party at a polling place - ever. Lots of crossover voting in this state, which makes things a tad more interesting in the opening phases.

I'm all fore getting voters out there. My issue is when you bus people in and buy their votes for a few packs of ciggies - a la Gore.

caaaaaaaan...someone explain this? I'm completely lost.
you tell who what?
I don't get it?
you have to disclose to someone at some point the party you vote for?
wtf?

 

[chcr]

caaaaaaaan...someone explain this? I'm completely lost.
you tell who what?
I don't get it?
you have to disclose to someone at some point the party you vote for?
wtf?

To put it simply, yes. Up front. Stupid, I agree, but it's what we have.

 

[Leslie]

I'm confused with the process now. You don't just go vote...on a ballot that is the same as everyone else in the country?

wtf?
whaaaaaaaaaacked.

what's the exact process? *except where it may vary from state to state*

we have dude and dudettes come around about a month before, finding out all of voting age who live in the house, and this is pretty much (aside from other means such as the voluntary release on your income tax form) the registry of eligible voters. If you don't happen to get on it in the 3 shots they take at coming to your house, you can go with a license/ID with pic and something with address, and register right there on voting day, as a citizen eligible to vote. That's it. Then you get the ballot and you vote for your local guy, everyone in each locality gets the same ballot...and noone asks you shit cause it's none of their freakin' business.

wtf dudes?

 

[Gonz]

In a primary election, you are a member of a party. You tell the poll worker that you'd like a Democrat or Republican ballot. You are allowed to vote ONLY for your specific party member in a primary....Kerry, Dean, Edwards...remember that? The Republicans don't need a primary election this time though there will be one for formality. GW is the sitting (R) president.

On general election day everybody gets the same ballot....per state or local laws.

 

[PT]

Yep, what Gonz said. A primary election is just like the playoffs, You pick a side and vote for the best Democrat, or best Republican, but not both. The general election is the Super Bowl, then you can vote Rep for Pres, Dem for Govenor, Rep for Senator, Dem for Representative, or however you feel.

 

[Inkara1]

The difference in Georgia is that you don't fill out a party preference when you register, so you can show up at the primary and vote for the opposite party if you want. That's known as an open election. In many, if not most, states, they have closed primaries, which is what's already been described. So if someone claims to be a registered Republican, it means when they registered to vote they checked the Republican box or wrote in "Republican."

California's form in an online version which is mailed to you for a signature. The paper form works really similarly.

 

[HomeLAN]

Yeah, primaries are held to determine who will be on the final ballot that everyone gets in the general election. Primaries have their own set of rules.