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I’m Constantly Amazed By The Amount Of Folks Who Don’t Realize This

By Kleinheider Posted on July 10, 2009 at 4:03 pm

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8 Responses to “I’m Constantly Amazed By The Amount Of Folks Who Don’t Realize This”

  1. Andy Axel writes
    July 10th, 2009 4:46 pm

    Strangely enough, party registration can even be challenged once the election is certified.

  2. Andy Axel writes
    July 10th, 2009 4:46 pm

    And by registration, I meant to say “affiliation.”

  3. d writes
    July 10th, 2009 4:48 pm

    It’s fun when you’re doing a phone bank. If the person’s an ass and says they’re a registered [whatever party you're not calling on behalf of], just say, “No you’re not. I promise.”

  4. Kat Coble writes
    July 10th, 2009 5:49 pm

    I’d be one of those people who hadn’t realised until you told me.

  5. Melissa writes
    July 11th, 2009 8:13 am

    What’s really confusing is that the state doesn’t quite get it, either. When running for delegate to the RNC, I had to get 100 people to sign the petition to be on the ballot. The rub was that the state election commission required them to be “registered Republican voters”. ???

  6. DADvocate writes
    July 11th, 2009 2:32 pm

    This is one of the greatest strengths of the Tennessee election system because you can vote for the candidate of your choice in every election.

  7. Louie Jones writes
    July 11th, 2009 2:54 pm

    Not true, DADvocate. In partisan primary elections, Tennessee voters are limited to voting for only the choices among the “D” candidates or among the “R” candidates.

  8. DADvocate writes
    July 11th, 2009 9:25 pm

    Correct but, I meant, without trying to be lengthy, that you could vote for whichever party’s candidates you liked most with no registering, etc. Thus, the candidates you like best overall, all though you can’t mix parties.

    In Kentucky, you must register 30 days in advance of the primary for the party whose primary you wish to vote. In Ohio, you can select a party at the voting place but must declare a party. In Tennessee I consistently registered as independent and votes in whatever primary I wanted. Easier for the voter and I like not having to be in one party or the other but independent.

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