• Dalvoron@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    Can you register with both parties? Choose the best candidate for your party in your primary and the worst viable candidate for the other one?

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      2 months ago

      Nope. Primary elections are held simultaneously, and you are only allowed one ballot or the other. But it is a common practice to “sabotage” the other party rather than vote for your own.

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        2 months ago

        But you can still only request a ballot with one primary: you cannot select the best candidate for your party and the worst for the other.

        In those states, the request for a particular ballot is, effectively, registering as a member of that party.