So correct me if I am wrong...You have to register political affiliation to vote in California???
Even if you register to vote, that is not enough???
I would consider my political affiliation to be private and what I want it to be, and no one elses business...
Ohhh wait...This is California...opps...
Not that I would stradle the fence or vote cross party lines...I know where I stand...
Those people got screwed big time...
But then again, I bet every illegal alien in Southern California voted without a hitch...
Only if you want to vote for a Republican in the Primary. Because of dems and others crossing over to try and choose our candidates for us, the party decided to go back to a "closed" primary and only allow registered party members to choose the Republican candidate.
If you are a "Non-partisan" or "Decline-to-state", voter you can vote for primary candidates in the other parties since they all have "open" primaries.
29 states have party registration — the others have none. IN many states (Ky, NY, PA) the vast majority register in one party or the other. IN others (Mass, NJ) most register independent, and can then vote in either primary. Each state makes its own rules, and there are respectable arguments for each system.