Here in MD, you must be registered as either R or D to vote in the respective primaries, which is the only reason I have yet to change to Independent.
It was a low-level local position of little consequence. He ran unopposed. I know him personally and like him a great deal. He is a very, very fine man.
Still, that was a huge step for me. Until then, I pulled the lever for the R's, and if there wasn't one on the ballot, I refused to vote in that race.