Midterm Voting Requirements

September 27, 2018, 7:16 am 3.1k Views 8 Comments

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I’ve been trying to confirm if there are any requirements to vote in the November midterms, such as registering for the party you intend to vote for and such. I am currently NPP and am not sure if that prevents me from voting.

Unfortunately, I can’t seem to figure this out online, and may not have time to go to county elections office so I was hoping Edhatters might be able to help me. Thanks!

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  2. If you are No Party Preference: “For presidential primary elections: NPP voters will receive a “non-partisan” ballot that does not include presidential candidates. A nonpartisan ballot contains only the names of candidates for voter-nominated offices and local nonpartisan offices and measures. However, NPP voters may vote in a political party’s partisan election if the political party, by party rule duly noticed to the Secretary of State, authorizes NPP voters to vote in the next presidential primary election. An NPP voter may request the ballot of one of the political parties, if any, that authorizes NPP voters to vote in the presidential primary election.”*********November isn’t a Presidential Primary election. There will be state and local propositions you can vote on and also voting on various candidates for other offices. Anytime you’re not sure about your voting options, you can always ask the nice men and women at the polls. They will tell you which ballot is yours. If you decide you want to vote Dem or Rep or other party, best to change your party affiliation before elections commence. IF you wait until the last minute and show up at the polls as NPP and feel short-changed, you can always vote “Provisionally.” This means you’ll spend some time filling out forms and signing things and your vote will be scrutinized by officials later to see if it qualifies/is valid.

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  3. Don’t vote R (or D). Vote in best interest. Check the records of the candidates and vote for those whose voting record and behavior suits you best. Don’t believe rant & rave radio & TV personalities. They’re well-paid to put on a show. Be suspicious of political ads that rely on emotion not facts you can check. They are misleading if not outright false. “Dark money,” donors who don’t disclose who they are know most voters wouldn’t back them if they knew the facts. They represent interests trying to buy elections so their puppets can help them grab power and money by stealth at your expense. Libraries are a good source of information.

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  4. One-party rule = formerly great cities like San Francisco, Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, Baltimore, Newark, Oakland, Seattle, Portland, Sacramento Atlanta…….high crime, high poverty…. If the Clinton’s had not screwed Bernie over, we would not be having this conversation. Trump is prez…and we have to accept that…and how will people feel if he wins sgain in 2020? Uuuuughhhh…

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  6. LARRY Q I would normally agree and that is how I’ve always voted, which is why I too am NPP, however, when you see that one “side” is filled with manipulative, unwell, lying and hate driven people, sometimes you have to vote down the other side just to get them out in the short term, then deal with the rest down the road.

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