When I moved from Texas to NY, I was SHOCKED that I had to declare a party to register to vote. Then, I found out that, if you want to change parties, you have to wait a YEAR before voting in the new party.
Now back in Texas and getting my card stamped as to which party’s ballot I voted.
Pros and Cons to both - I guess I wouldn’t mind closed primaries if there was more mobility.
Here in Michigan we have open primaries but you can only vote for one party on a ballot. In the coming election it should be fine because of the big open seats and uncrowded fields on both sides.
If participatory democracy is such a great thing, why not allow an individual to vote in both primaries in the same year? Couldn't someone make the argument that since both primaries affect me that I should have the right to vote in both?
I'm not advocating this but just trying to push the underlying thinking to its extreme. In the last decade, I think that we've all seen the unthinkable become normal in our society.
That year long wait is a NY thing