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Originally posted by RougeUnderoos@Oct 25 2004, 12:14 AM
Can one of you Yanks explain this "register" business to us Canadians. Why do you have to declare who you are going to vote for? Do you have to do it, or is it just an "option"?
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It's an option. I was undeclared until I wanted to vote in the Republican primary this fall, so I had to declare. (and this may vary by state). There was a particular judge who handled our case that I wanted to make sure was re-elected to her seat...so I registered Republican so that I could vote in the primary. She lost.
Now, the only thing that registering Republican does to/for me in Kansas is allows me to vote in Republican primaries, nothing more. It doesn't bind me to anything. There is not affiliation with the party....I'm not contacted by them or anything like that.