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[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

What % of total voters is a "registered republican"?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

There’s no way to know exactly. Some states don’t disclose the voter registration statistics. North Dakota doesn’t even require party registration to vote.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

WAIT YOU HAVE TO BE REGISTERED TO A PARTY TO VOTE?!?

what the actual fuck. how does that not subvert the secret ballot???

[–] captain_aggravated 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Many Americans such as myself are registered as Independents.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Or not registered with any party and are little "I" independent. Some states have Independent candidates or parties. I wrote a "ySK" about it early this year around primary time and was accused of misinformation by people who don't understand different states have different party registrations and laws. I wrote the post as someone smart I knew thought they had to register as an Independent party voter to "not be a Republican or Democrat".

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You’re not required to vote in alignment with your registration. It simply allows you to vote in the primary for your party.

I switch my registration to Republican when there’s a Democratic incumbent so I can vote in the primary.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You have to register as x or y to be allowed to vote though?? Like I knew all the other fucked up parts of the whole US system, but this just fundamentally breaks the secret ballot. It doesn't matter if you don't have to align your actual vote.

It's like y'all saw us (Australia) doing the secret vote thing and thought "how could we fuck up implementing that?"...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You can register without party affiliation, or under under any party, not just Republican or Democrat.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

It's not just about your vote being secret from others though? It's about you not being able to make your vote known to others as well!