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Around 4 years ago

• pseudalopex 5y ago
  Primaries for state and national offices except president were non partisan the whole time.[1] The Democratic Party allowed unaffiliated voters to vote in their presidential primary. Unlike the Republican Party.[2] And stating a preference isn't a loyalty oath. [1] https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/primary-elections-california https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/primary-elections-californi... [2] https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/political-parties/no-party-preference/history-political-parties-have-adopted-party-rules-regarding-no-party-preference-voters https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/political-parties/no-party-...
  • kodah 5y ago
    I do remember not being able to vote in the primary, but I chalked it up to another weird California thing. I'm not sure how I don't count as unaffiliated but, regardless, the practice of not running an open primary is very strange to me coming from Texas.