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ShangriLaTroubl
12-27-2004, 07:40 PM
Lol I just got a letter in the mail from "PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH" thanking me for my support during the campaign and for my vote..lol...is this a mistake mailing?

Or was my vote rigged, lol, maybe I DID vote for Bush...maybe by pressing JOHN KERRY it was rigged and switched it Bush...lol.

Chris
strandinthewind
12-27-2004, 08:14 PM
LOL - I get those every now and then. My fav. was the one thanking me for the donation, when I can assure you I made none!!!!!!! :laugh: :laugh:
ryan8472
12-27-2004, 08:56 PM
LOL - I get those every now and then. My fav. was the one thanking me for the donation, when I can assure you I made none!!!!!!! :laugh: :laugh:

Just play along with it. Maybe they'll send you some lame gift. ;) :p
Merf
12-27-2004, 08:58 PM
Are you a registered Republican? That might be why you got a letter.

My dad is registered Republican and gets Republican mailings all the time. He's never voted Republican in his life, a contributing financer of moveon.org and the DNC, and a card carrying member of the Sierra Club. :laugh:
ShangriLaTroubl
12-27-2004, 09:31 PM
Are you a registered Republican? That might be why you got a letter.

My dad is registered Republican and gets Republican mailings all the time. He's never voted Republican in his life, a contributing financer of moveon.org and the DNC, and a card carrying member of the Sierra Club. :laugh:


I am a registered republican...so I never really thought about that.
strandinthewind
12-27-2004, 09:32 PM
I am a registered republican...so I never really thought about that.

I think I am as well. Is there a website to check and see? :eek:

I vote in the D primaries though - does party registration matter?

I need to check this out :laugh:

In any even, I almost always vote D - so it is a moot point :cool:
ShangriLaTroubl
12-27-2004, 09:40 PM
In most states it doesnt matter..GA has non partisan elections...like ANYONE can vote in the D primaries...but in some states...u have to be registered D to vote in the primaries...in GA i think to change your party affiliation, you simply just have to re-register to vote...and when u do check DEMOCRAT


Chris
gldstwmn
12-27-2004, 09:44 PM
I vote in the D primaries though - does party registration matter?



Not if your state has an open primary, which Georgia must.
irishgrl
12-27-2004, 09:47 PM
Jason, different states have different regulations regarding Primaries, ie whether you can cross party lines etc....you might want to see what is the guideline in YOUR state, you can contact the Secretary of State for that info...

as an aside: I am hearing from NPR broadcasts that various machines throughout the nation had issues of either casting a vote for Bush when Kerry was selected, or the screen comes up blank when a vote is cast for Kerry...I dont trust electronic voting machines, I would definitely want a PAPER verification of my vote AT THE TIME OF VOTING...fortunately, in my county we had the old style paper ballots that go inside the paper sleeves. I always have my voter info booklet with my votes already indicated so all I have to do in the booth is copy my choices...
strandinthewind
12-27-2004, 09:50 PM
thanks to you both for the info. :cool:

yes, the paperless elec. voting is B.S. IMO. I think it should print a receipt that should be kept by the state and checked against the electronic result before the state certifies the election. In most cases it will not matter if there is a 1% disparity - but in a close race, the paper ballot should trump the elec. one.
Merf
12-27-2004, 09:55 PM
Not if your state has an open primary, which Georgia must.

Yeah, in NC we have closed primaries, so even though my dad is a die-hard democrat he can't vote in any primaries. Not like it mattered anyway, because our primary was JULY 20TH this year. :mad:
irishgrl
12-27-2004, 10:25 PM
It seems as though people are a bit unclear about what constitutes an OPEN PRIMARY, and to clear up the confusion, I offer the following:
here is the LINK (http://primary98.ss.ca.gov/VoterGuide/OpenPrimary.htm) to an explanation of California's Open Primary Law from the CA Secretary of State
and this is a layman's explanation:
For those readers who aren't from California (or the United States, for that matter), here's what an open primary is: As an example, let's say that Ron Smith and Roberta Jones, both Republicans, each think he or she is the best candidate for Governor. On the Democratic party side, Deborah Harris and Dan Thomas each thinks he/she is the best candidate for Governor.

In the November election, you can have only one Republican candidate and one Democratic candidate. How does each party decide who will be the their choice in November?

Rather than having the party officers choose, the state holds a primary election in which the voters decide whether Ron or Roberta will be the Republican candidate and whether Deborah or Dan will be the Democratic candidate.

When you registered to vote, you said which party you were affiliated with. Before 1998, if you had registered as a Democrat, you would get a ballot that gave you a choice between Deborah or Dan. If you were registered as a Republican, you could choose only between Ron and Roberta.

All of this has changed as of 2 June 1998. Now you will get a ballot with all four names: Ron, Roberta, Deborah, and Dan. You get to choose any one of them; it doesn't matter which party you registered with. This is called an open primary.


note: I believe the foregoing is meant to explain the CA OPEN PRIMARY process, not necessarily other States' processess. for info on individual State's regulations, contact your Secretary of State...


I offered the foregoing because I was surprised to read that people couldnt vote in a primary because they were registered Democrats, and that doesnt make sense. if a person lives in a CLOSED PRIMARY state, it merely means he/she can only vote for a candidate in his/her own party and may not cross party lines to vote for a candidate from another party. Therefore, a registered Democrat could vote for a Democratic candidate for his/her State's nomination.
amber
12-27-2004, 11:01 PM
I am a registered republican...so I never really thought about that.
Boo! hiss! :xoxo:
ontheEdgeof17
12-27-2004, 11:12 PM
Boo! hiss! :xoxo:


:eek: I am, too. I stay Repub to vote for my family members (all Repubs) in the primaries.
amber
12-27-2004, 11:13 PM
:eek: I am, too. I stay Repub to vote for my family members (all Repubs) in the primaries.
um...boo, hiss. :mad: :xoxo:
ontheEdgeof17
12-27-2004, 11:17 PM
um...boo, hiss. :mad: :xoxo:

Doesn't mean I like it. :lol: Besides, I voted for Kerry.
strandinthewind
12-27-2004, 11:17 PM
Doesn't mean I like it. :lol: Besides, I voted for Kerry.

MEEEE TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :cool: :woohoo:
amber
12-27-2004, 11:18 PM
Doesn't mean I like it. :lol: Besides, I voted for Kerry.
HUZZAH!!! *double kiss* :xoxo: still, though. :mad: :lol:
ontheEdgeof17
12-27-2004, 11:19 PM
MEEEE TOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO :cool: :woohoo:


Just another reason why I love you. :nod: :lol: :o
amber
12-27-2004, 11:21 PM
Just another reason why I love you. :nod: :lol: :o
you both need to come out of the closet and register as green. I mean, register as democrat! beyotches! :lol: JK - :xoxo:
SuzeQuze
12-27-2004, 11:25 PM
you both need to come out of the closet and register as green. I mean, register as democrat! beyotches! :lol: JK - :xoxo:

For real, if my registration said R I would be hurling. Get OUT of that! I'm an I but I may commit to D finally. Then again, commitment is scary, so maybe not. :P
amber
12-27-2004, 11:27 PM
For real, if my registration said R I would be hurling. Get OUT of that! I'm an I but I may commit to D finally. Then again, commitment is scary, so maybe not. :P
hey, no commitment is scarier than being registered as repub! :laugh: Actually, I didn't commit to Demo, either, but i did to TGreen. After all, it's all natural... :lol: :wavey:
SuzeQuze
12-27-2004, 11:30 PM
hey, no commitment is scarier than being registered as repub! :laugh: Actually, I didn't commit to Demo, either, but i did to TGreen. After all, it's all natural... :lol: :wavey:

All natural rocks!!! :cool:
strandinthewind
12-27-2004, 11:31 PM
For real, if my registration said R I would be hurling. Get OUT of that! I'm an I but I may commit to D finally. Then again, commitment is scary, so maybe not. :P

Well, I registered her in Atlanta in like 1993 - so that was 11 years ago. I thought I had changed it - I will check. Personally, I think both parites are full of ****te - but the D's are, for now, the lesser of two evils - so I vote D - not that that matters in the now highly W lovin' state of Georgia :eek:
amber
12-27-2004, 11:46 PM
Well, I registered her in Atlanta in like 1993 - so that was 11 years ago. I thought I had changed it - I will check. Personally, I think both parites are full of ****te - but the D's are, for now, the lesser of two evils - so I vote D - not that that matters in the now highly W lovin' state of Georgia :eek:
not to talk to you, but...
GREENGREENGREENGREENGREENGREEN!
:lol:
estranged4life
12-28-2004, 01:14 AM
f**ktard, Oops, I meant Re-Thug-lican...Must piss 'em off that I vote for more Demi-Gods candidates than Rethugs in those annoying elections :thumbsup:

Brian j.
amber
12-28-2004, 01:22 AM
f**ktard, Oops, I meant Re-Thug-lican...Must piss 'em off that I vote for more Demi-Gods candidates than Rethugs in those annoying elections :thumbsup:

Brian j.
DUDE!!! you're skewing the study!!! how could you? :distress: :laugh: :wavey:
JK
Amber "I love Brian anyways" G.
GateandGarden
12-28-2004, 01:22 AM
not to talk to you, but...
GREENGREENGREENGREENGREENGREEN!
:lol:No offense but...your party doesn't have a chance at winning an election! :laugh: :angel: :sorry:
estranged4life
12-28-2004, 01:43 AM
I think everyone knows who I voted for...Sure wasnt Pres-i-DUNCE George "Burning Biblical" Bush :lol:

Brian j.
amber
12-28-2004, 01:45 AM
No offense but...your party doesn't have a chance at winning an election! :laugh: :angel: :sorry:
:lol:
What? You lieee. why do you lie? :laugh:
Well, we have a couple green contenders around here, so...I voted for Peter Camejo for gov... :rolleyes: he's good, though...very good. :nod:
irishgrl
12-28-2004, 07:15 AM
The Green Party has had good candidates, but unfortunately as long as we have a two-party system (which in effect we DO) no third party candidate will ever become elected. Most people want their vote to count....and lately, I am beginning to wonder if votes truly are counted :mad: seeing as how those much vaunted electronic voting machines had problems whenever a vote for Kerry was cast...
DeeGeMe
12-28-2004, 08:50 AM
South Carolina has open primaries. In addition, we don't have to declare a political party preference when we register to vote. I live in a very Republican precinct and I lost count of the number of Bush mailings I got this spring, summer, and fall. Finally, I suppose, they got the message that there was no way in hell I was going to donate to his campaign and they stopped. My parents got them too (they live in the same precinct that I do). We all thought it was hysterically funny as we are all devout Democrats!
Jason T.
12-28-2004, 09:34 AM
No offense but...your party doesn't have a chance at winning an election! :laugh: :angel: :sorry:

Well, you have to give them an A for effort. Besides, I think there could be a third-party revolution if enough people would let their voices be heard. Even here in Amarillo, there are quite a few people who don't like either party. They say they just aren't concerned with the issues and standings that they represent.

Granted, the other 98% are happy with the two-party system (97.5% being Republican). :distress: