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http://www.openprimaries.org/states_indiana
It's a little unclear, but if a person has voted mostly for GOPers before, that person will likely receive a GOP, rather than a Dem ballot. If it's a new voter, it sounds as if they can merely say that they intend to vote for the majority of nominees on _____ ballot to get a ballot for the party of their choice.
A question arises as to what happens if a voter simply votes for the party's Presidential candidate and no one else on the ballot, as happened more with Bernie voters in WI. Will those votes then be thrown out ... or what?
It is interesting that records of how individuals voted in a previous election are kept as public information, if I understood that correctly. That sounds like invading ballot secrecy to me and I am very surprised to see a condition like that - unless they mean simply that there are records of which party one voted for in the previous primary based on which ballot was handed out.
Bottom line as I see it: if you're a return voter, you likely can only vote in the primary of the party where you last voted. If you're a newbie, you can ask for either ballot. Of course, I could be wrong in my understanding ....
This is where Bernie's young voters who've never voted before may have an advantage.
I hope that someone from IN can explain this better.
It's a little unclear, but if a person has voted mostly for GOPers before, that person will likely receive a GOP, rather than a Dem ballot. If it's a new voter, it sounds as if they can merely say that they intend to vote for the majority of nominees on _____ ballot to get a ballot for the party of their choice.
A question arises as to what happens if a voter simply votes for the party's Presidential candidate and no one else on the ballot, as happened more with Bernie voters in WI. Will those votes then be thrown out ... or what?
It is interesting that records of how individuals voted in a previous election are kept as public information, if I understood that correctly. That sounds like invading ballot secrecy to me and I am very surprised to see a condition like that - unless they mean simply that there are records of which party one voted for in the previous primary based on which ballot was handed out.
Bottom line as I see it: if you're a return voter, you likely can only vote in the primary of the party where you last voted. If you're a newbie, you can ask for either ballot. Of course, I could be wrong in my understanding ....
This is where Bernie's young voters who've never voted before may have an advantage.
I hope that someone from IN can explain this better.
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