2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Report from my precinct in New York City [View all]all american girl
(1,788 posts)If their primary is closed, they have to register with the party they want to vote for...these rules have been in place forever. Now, I will agree that an Oct date is stupid, but join the party so you can work on get it changed. And as far as someone going to the wrong voting place, well that's on them for not taking responsibility.
Look, my husband is in the Army. We use to move around about every 10 mins (things are better now....3 years before we have to move). One move, I didn't register to vote...kept putting it off. So much so that I missed the date and couldn't vote. I didn't blame my state, the Army, or even my husband...I blamed myself for not having my act together. And that election was the Gore/Bush...yeah, I'm still pissed at myself, but no one else.