Originally posted by Logan
Out of curiosity,
do your states require you to declare a party
when you register to vote?
"WE" Voted onna way to the Shop this mornin!

OK - DAD Voted - "We" hadda wait inna kar.
Sum sillie rule bout Dawgz not allowed inna School.

OHIO allows voting in a PRIMARY Election based upon what PARTY you
declare at the polling place on the DAY of the Primary Election...

It USED to be whichever Party you declared - they ASKED if you'd voted that way in the previous election - maybe even had to sign a statement to that effect...

TODAY she just asked "Which ballot do you want?"
I always "SAY" Democratic -
learned a LONG time ago that if I said "Republican" -
there was NObody to "vote" for!

Reason?
MY part of Ohio is heavily Democratic - and OFTEN there are NO Republican candidates for office (or only ONE) even listed on the Republican PRIMARY Balot... all you get to "vote" on is Issues - Tax Levies and such.
And come regular ELECTION Time in November - the Democratic Candidate -
that was actually chosen in the PRIMARY election from among
sometimes several candidates -
becomes the almost automatic victor because the Republicans are outnumbered by a vast majority...

Poll Worker friend "clued me in" many years ago -
if ya REALLY wanna "vote" -
ya gotta "declare" as a Democrat and vote in the Democrat's PRIMARY -
that's where the probable "winner" is chosen.

Oooooh... said I.

So the world thinks I'm a Democrat...
BUT - I vote for whichever candidate *I* like in the November Election!

Examples:
County Sheriff - 3 candidates on the Democratic Primary Ballot;
and NONE on the Republican =
If *I* want to help choose the next Sheriff - I gotta pick from the
Democrats running for Sheriff in the Primary.
Whoever "wins" the Primary is guaranteed to be the
"winner" in the November Election.

US Prez was the same thing - Prez Bush was the "only" Republican;
but 5 Guys to choose from on the Democratic Ballot.

And like Karen said...
"People fought long and hard to earn you that right -
exercise it! Please ~ VOTE!

/s/ Phred