innermeerkat@jlai.lu to Enough Musk Spam@lemmy.world · 1 month agoIsn't this called corruption?jlai.luexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkIsn't this called corruption?jlai.luinnermeerkat@jlai.lu to Enough Musk Spam@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square60fedilink
minus-squareDalvoron@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoCan you register with both parties? Choose the best candidate for your party in your primary and the worst viable candidate for the other one?
minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoNope. Primary elections are held simultaneously, and you are only allowed one ballot or the other. But it is a common practice to “sabotage” the other party rather than vote for your own.
minus-squareLifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 month agoIn 34 out of 50 states if you do NOT register, you can vote for any candidate in the primaries.
minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 month agoBut you can still only request a ballot with one primary: you cannot select the best candidate for your party and the worst for the other. In those states, the request for a particular ballot is, effectively, registering as a member of that party.
Can you register with both parties? Choose the best candidate for your party in your primary and the worst viable candidate for the other one?
Nope. Primary elections are held simultaneously, and you are only allowed one ballot or the other. But it is a common practice to “sabotage” the other party rather than vote for your own.
In 34 out of 50 states if you do NOT register, you can vote for any candidate in the primaries.
But you can still only request a ballot with one primary: you cannot select the best candidate for your party and the worst for the other.
In those states, the request for a particular ballot is, effectively, registering as a member of that party.