[EagleSword]

The real joke here is that the Republican party is almost non-existent in Northwest Indiana. They don't even bother to field a candidate in a lot of the municipal offices. Therefore, for all intents and purposes, the Democratic primary is the general election. By denying Republicans in Lake County a Democratic primary ballot, you are denying them the right to vote for county sheriff, judge of the circuit court, etc.

[Convert from ECUSA]

That’s like Arlington County, VA, where I live. Every local election has either one Dem with nobody else listed or several Dems. Once in a blue moon there may be an independant. I always vote against the incumbent Dems just to keep the revolving door going. Don’t want any of them staying in office too long.