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Posted on 08/05/2017 3:46:22 PM PDT by 11th_VA
BIRMINGHAM, AL (WBRC) - This year there will be some changes to the process when you go vote.
The big change will affect what happens after the primary.
New state law says you will no longer be able to crossover vote. You will still choose Republican or Democrat. But whichever party you select, you'll have to vote with that party if a runoff occurs.
If our exclusive polling is any indication, we could see a run-off in the upcoming GOP Senate primary. Governor Kay Ivey signed the no crossover voting into law earlier this year.
The goal, according to Secretary of State John Merrill, is to not have people who support the another party influence a run-off election.
"People get confused because they think when they go to vote on Aug. 15, they're voting for their person. They are only voting for the nominee of their party and we need to remember that and that's why a cross over rule could be in effect and should be the choice of the party. But now that it's been cotified, it will be illegal if you vote in the nomination process for one party and the run off for the other party,” Merrill said.
This only impacts primary voting. Once the general election rolls around, you can vote for whoever you want to.
The upcoming Senate primary is Aug. 15 and a run-off is set for Sept. 26.
Bkmrk.
There should be no crossover voting in the primaries.
Crossover voting is how we ended up with that reprobate Robert Bentley.
Texas style.... no party ID, but you have to stick to one party each primary.
AZ needs this law, YESTERDAY!
All of the Dems keep re-electing McQueeg and McFlake.
Texas style.... no party ID, but you have to stick to one party each primary.
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Another thing I like about the Texas system is they send you a new voter registration card
every two years. It isn’t to be forwarded by the US Mail service but returned for the
registrar to remove the name from the registration roles.
There are none republicans running with three having any chance at winning. They all appear to be vying to be to the right of the next guy.
The Dems have seven candidates vying to be the first loser including Robert Kennedy, Jr who Ballotpedia notes, “Former naval officer Robert Kennedy Jr. entered the race as an unknown, although his famous last name helped spur him to top a public opinion poll in July for the Democratic primary with 49 percent support. He has no relation to the Kennedy political family.”. Not that any one should think he is related after seeing his picture.
The fact that an unknown is leading on famous name recognition speaks volumes as to the low information democrats.
This pissed off the voters so much they voted for Guy Hunt who was the Repubs only option.
It was really a funny time:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama_gubernatorial_election,_1986
Uber RINO linda graham Ping
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Not good enough.
1. They should be pre-registered with party affiliation long before any primary and NOT allowed to change party affiliation at the last minute just to skew the vote in a party you are not really part of. I would legislate that if you are not already registered with party affiliation at the time of a primary, then you are an independent.
2. Then, votes in a primary are (together with the restriction above) the voters registered by party voting ONLY for their selection of candidates in their party.
3. “Open” primaries are a scam AGAINST parties. They allow persons one party to skew the results of votes for candidates in another party, in hopes of making the general election outcome better for a candidate in their own party.
4. “Independents” have no commitment to a party and have no business voting in a primary election. A primary election is about PARTIES choosing their candidates by a Democratic process. It is NOT about the general public and within it attempts to skew “party” results using unaffiliated voters.
Georgia has had that law for years. Vote in either primary but you cannot vote in the other runoff once you choose.
Sound like it bans runoff crossover only, still an open primary.
most states have no primary run offs. We do need closed primaries , type that gives Graham of SC primary win.
“States with runoff primary provisions. Eleven states have provisions for primary runoff elections: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and Vermont.” Primary runoff - Ballotpedia
ballotpedia.org/Primary_runoff
Thirteen states-Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Kentucky, Maine, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and South Dakota-have closed primaries. Semi-closed. As in closed primaries, registered party members can vote only in their own party’s primary.
Primary elections in the United States - Wikipedia, the ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_primary
Thirteen states-Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming-have semi-closed primaries that allow voters to register or change party preference on election day.
Farewell Thad Cochran. And good riddance.
Wait, was that Mississippi? Oops
I am opposed to registering as a party affiliate in the state which requires you to align yourself with one party or the other. I’m a voter, I have a mind, and I will make up my mind based on the candidates that are presented before me.
I understand the “chess game” involved and as a matter of fact I usually vote strategically or tactically, taking factual past performance in my determination.
But to declare myself either/or goes against my the grain and IMHO turns voters into mere statistics.
As an Alabamian, I don’t see how this will be enforced.
In my little town, you walk into the polling place, and go to the voter check table. After the (usually) blue-haired old lady or white-haired old man checks your ID off’n the list, you’re asked if you want a Republican or Democrat ballot (only during primaries).
You get to decide which one to pick then and there.
Nobody takes you name or cares which ballot you take. I can see long lines if they do, much longer than what folks are used to.
Perhaps this law is one you’re supposed to follow, but without enforcement at the polling place. If so, all I see is either confusion or the same old voting habits prevail.
If you go to places like Macon or Bullock county, which is 90% or so black, who mostly vote democrat, then yes, they also get to chose the candidate in a Republican runoff election. If this new law is enforces and prevents that, then it is a good thing. Still, if not enforced, it’s a lot of hot air.
You are referring to ‘primaries’; they are PARTY elections, not general elections. The parties are ‘private’ groups who used to pick their candidates in ‘smoke_
-filled room’s.’ You do not have to join a party, but you can choose to participate. We call that ‘freedom’.
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