Independents – careful how you register

George Rebane

I just got this in an email from our local Tea Party Patriots.  In it was a notice submitted by a TPP member to alert people who may do an unintended thing when they register to vote and/or change their party affiliation.

"I just started to work for the elections division at the county. I am noticing something that people should be aware of. We have taken a lot of calls and received changes in political party requests. People are writing to request being changed to the American Independent Party. I wonder if these people are aware that if you chose that party, you can only vote for the American Independent candidate.  Very limited.

If you just write in Independent Party then you can only chose to vote Democrat or Republican.

I was hoping to get the word out that this is the only way you can vote if you chose the American Independent Party. I think people will be mad on voting day when they discover they can't vote for whoever they want, and can only vote for American Independent candidate."
 
Declined to State- if you have signed up as this on your voter registration or you have members that have please remind them that can ask for a GOP or DEM ballot at the polls in the primary and general elections, but they must ask for them or they will be given a non-partisan ballot.”

For more good stuff go the TPP website, link on the right - where else? ;-)

Comments

[Bob Hobert]

I considered but did not change registration. Same reasons.

[Dixon Cruickshank]

Thats good info - I bet a bunch of people will be pissed

[RL Crabb]

I decided to quit the two party monopoly back in 2000. When I went to re-register, I asked the clerk if I could sign up as a Groucho Marxist, since I wouldn't belong to any party that would have me as a member. The clerk smiled and explained that my idea, however noble, would cause mass confusion in their computer system and probably result in my not getting a ballot at all. That's when I became a decliner.

[George Rebane]

Groucho Marxist? Now there's a party affiliation that even the tea party folks would embrace.

[mikey mcd]

My loudest vote was my registration to the Libertarian party. The Libertarian ballot itself always leaves me wanting more; great choices, but no realistic shot at winning.