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Honeycombe8

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3. Oh, no. Your vote is not anonymous in some states.

Reply to frazzled (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 8, 2017, 03:50 PM

Nov 2017

When I was in TX, you could look me up and see whether I'd voted D or R in major elections for some years. Remember when the administration wanted the states to provide info to the fed? That's one of the things they were looking for...and some states have it.

I got letters in Dallas (where you don't register to a party)...I got letters from strangers, noting that I had voted Democratic.

Now I'm in Louisiana. La. has a variety of info it sells to telemarketers and other politicians. You register to a party here, also. I think the voting records of voters go back some years here; the state has that info.

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The Virginia Demographics based on exit polls. [View all] Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author still_one Nov 2017 #1

Exit polls are pretty much all there is for determining demographics frazzled Nov 2017 #2

Oh, no. Your vote is not anonymous in some states. Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #3

That's only in primaries, where you request a D or R ballot frazzled Nov 2017 #4

Your VOTE is recorded for key races. Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #5

Believe that if you want frazzled Nov 2017 #6

I accept that. I don't KNOW how they come up with the demographics for all elections... Honeycombe8 Nov 2017 #7