Registering as a democrat

[Jarhead1970]

Thought long and hard about this but I've decided to register as a democrat. My reasoning for this is quite simple really. That way I can vote AGAINST Hillary TWICE!!

 

[HoughMade]

Well, you don't "register" you just tell them what ballot you want. I've voted in the Democratic primary most elections as by the time we get around to Indiana, I'm most concerned with local races ant I like some local Democrats.

 

[Cameramonkey]

You need to move to a different state then. Party registrations dont work that way here. You can join a party, but you can still ask for either ballot when you vote in the primary.

And careful with the short posts...

 

[The Meach]

edit: everybody beat me to it

so here is a picture of a kitten with a banana

 

[Expat]

Don't think I could vote for Bernie either...

 

[BADWOLF]

Actually if you're going to take the Democratic ballot on the primary you want to vote for the person least likely to win against any Republican candidate which would be you would want to vote for Hillary

 

[Timjoebillybob]

Well, you don't "register" you just tell them what ballot you want. I've voted in the Democratic primary most elections as by the time we get around to Indiana, I'm most concerned with local races ant I like some local Democrats.

I though that technically IN doesn't have true open primaries? By requesting a Dem or Rep ballot you are swearing that you either voted for a majority of that party in the last general election or intend to do so in the next. While there is no way to prove it, isn't it technically voter fraud if neither are true?

 

[PistolBob]

I though that technically IN doesn't have true open primaries? By requesting a Dem or Rep ballot you are swearing that you either voted for a majority of that party in the last general election or intend to do so in the next. While there is no way to prove it, isn't it technically voter fraud if neither are true?

Voter registration records indicate which party you voted for in the last 8-10 primaries based on which party you chose for your primary vote. When you declare your political party during the primary elections in May you're not swearing to anything.

Our primary is so late in the cycle it has virtually no affect on the outcome...but it is a true open primary.

 

[Timjoebillybob]

Voter registration records indicate which party you voted for in the last 8-10 primaries based on which party you chose for your primary vote. When you declare your political party during the primary elections in May you're not swearing to anything.

Our primary is so late in the cycle it has virtually no affect on the outcome...but it is a true open primary.

It may record which primary a person voted in. But not who you voted for in the general. And I was going from memory, which I shouldn't have. The intends to vote applies if the voter didn't vote in the last general. But no IN does not have a true open primary. Per IC.
So if you voted in the last general for a majority of Rs you are not allowed to take a D primary ballot and vice versa. Doing so is a form of voter fraud.

A voter may vote at a primary election:
(1) if the voter, at the last general election, voted for a majority of the regular nominees of the political party holding the primary election; or
(2) if the voter did not vote at the last general election, but intends to vote at the next general election for a majority of the regular nominees of the political party holding the primary election;
as long as the voter was registered as a voter at the last general election or has registered since then.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.6. - See more at: Ind. Code § 3-10-1-6 : Indiana Code - Section 3-10-1-6: Eligible voters

So yes I would say you are swearing that one of the above is true.

 

[Texican]

So, since this will be my first major election as a resident of Indiana, if I vote R in the primary, but in 4 years the L's have an actual candidate contest, I can't vote L?

 

[LeeStreet]

Yes.

 

[oldpink]

Well, you don't "register" you just tell them what ballot you want. I've voted in the Democratic primary most elections as by the time we get around to Indiana, I'm most concerned with local races ant I like some local Democrats.

I chose a Democrat ballot for the first (and hopefully last!) time for the 2008 primary, since McCain had already been decided as the Republican nominee.
The reason?
Operation Chaos - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rush_Limbaugh_Show#Operation_Chaos
IOW, I wasn't for Hillary, but knew instinctively that Obama was much worse, and it only made sense to throw up some obstructions to his coast to the nomination.
I knew it wouldn't stop him, but it's worth mentioning that Indiana gave the Hildabeest the advantage in that primary by a narrow margin.

 

[PistolBob]

It may record which primary a person voted in. But not who you voted for in the general. And I was going from memory, which I shouldn't have. The intends to vote applies if the voter didn't vote in the last general. But no IN does not have a true open primary. Per IC.
So if you voted in the last general for a majority of Rs you are not allowed to take a D primary ballot and vice versa. Doing so is a form of voter fraud.


So yes I would say you are swearing that one of the above is true.

People can change their minds...and they do all the time. Bad law...very hard to enforce.

 

[cobber]

People can change their minds...and they do all the time. Bad law...very hard to enforce.

Something about a secret ballot?

 

[Timjoebillybob]

So, since this will be my first major election as a resident of Indiana, if I vote R in the primary, but in 4 years the L's have an actual candidate contest, I can't vote L?

It is what you vote in the general not the primary that matters technically, if in the general election you vote a majority R card, then you are supposed to request a R primary card for the next election. And they currently have an actual candidate contest. You have to be a registered L (with them not the state) and attend their convention.

People can change their minds...and they do all the time. Bad law...very hard to enforce.

Virtually impossible to enforce. But do you now agree that technically IN does not have an open primary?

 

[oldpink]

It is what you vote in the general not the primary that matters technically, if in the general election you vote a majority R card, then you are supposed to request a R primary card for the next election. And they currently have an actual candidate contest. You have to be a registered L (with them not the state) and attend their convention.

Virtually impossible to enforce. But do you now agree that technically IN does not have an open primary?

Okay, not technically an open primary state, but only because it's not expressly written that it is one.
However, it's still effectively an open primary state.

 

[Timjoebillybob]

Okay, not technically an open primary state, but only because it's not expressly written that it is one.
However, it's still effectively an open primary state.

What do you mean by "only because it's not expressly written that it is one.", by written law it is expressly not one.

And yes it effectively works as one if your dishonest and don't mind committing voter fraud. That is if you know the law, as evidenced in this thread there are a lot that don't. Which kinda pisses me off about all the websites that list open and closed states, along with newscasts and even some politicians who say it is an open primary.

 

[Kutnupe14]

I chose a Democrat ballot for the first (and hopefully last!) time for the 2008 primary, since McCain had already been decided as the Republican nominee.
The reason?
Operation Chaos - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rush_Limbaugh_Show#Operation_Chaos
IOW, I wasn't for Hillary, but knew instinctively that Obama was much worse, and it only made sense to throw up some obstructions to his coast to the nomination.
I knew it wouldn't stop him, but it's worth mentioning that Indiana gave the Hildabeest the advantage in that primary by a narrow margin.

Lol, "instinctively" ' eh? We'll revisit this in 4 or so years.

 

[oldpink]

Lol, "instinctively" ' eh? We'll revisit this in 4 or so years.

I have no doubt that the Hildabeest will do her level best to set a new low, but she sure has a tough act to follow.

 

[oldpink]

What do you mean by "only because it's not expressly written that it is one.", by written law it is expressly not one.

And yes it effectively works as one if your dishonest and don't mind committing voter fraud. That is if you know the law, as evidenced in this thread there are a lot that don't. Which kinda pisses me off about all the websites that list open and closed states, along with newscasts and even some politicians who say it is an open primary.

Yeah, okay.
Vote fraud
I'll start worrying about that the moment that I get killed by a unicorn sliding down a rainbow.