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Independents can only vote in the General election in November. They can not vote in Democratic or Republic primaries or caucuses. Independents can vote for anybody they want to in the General election in November. Both Democrat President Barack Obama and Republican Candidate, former Governor Mitt Romney want the votes of Independents as well of the votes of people who are in other political parties in the Presidential Election on Tuesday, November 6, 2012.
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In PA can you be registered as both a democrat and a republican?
Primaries are closed. Republicans and Democrats only vote for their candidates. Independents etc. can still vote in the primary only for public questions. Independents etc. can vote for who they want only in the general election. If an Independent is running in the primary you can only vote that parties candidate. The same with Green Party etc.
What kind of election primary does Kansas have?
Kansas has closed primaries. Voters registered as Republicans can vote only in the Republican primary; Democrats can vote only in the Democratic primary. Registered Independents can change their affiliation and vote in that primary.
Do independents in the senate tend to vote with the majority?
Let's hope not! Lieberman seems smarter then that.
In which of the following can independents and registered party members vote in the party primary?
modified primary
What is a against Obama club you can join?
If you do not support the Obama administration, you can cast your vote for Independents or Republicans in 2012.
Can registered WV independents vote in primary election?
Anyone who is registered to vote in West Virginia can vote in the primary election. It does not matter whether a person is Independent, Republican, or Democrat at the time of voting.
Is the term regularly used to describe those people who have no specific major party affiliation?
Those who vote are called independents.
What does the Independent party believe?
Political independents believe a wide variety of things. Their beliefs do not fit a particular system, party, or thought pattern. Usually independents vote for a person based on policy rather than party.
What role did the independent vote play in the 2008 Iowa caucus?
Independents voted heavily for Obama in the caucas and lifted him to victory over Clinton.
Is a Republican good person or not to vote?
Most Republicans, Democrats, Liberals, Conservatives, and Independents are good people who just differ on their point of view about government.
In can independents and registered party members vote in the party primary?
It depends on what state (and what office)? Laws vary state by state usually determined by what the parties decide. On the presidential level, independents can currently vote in 33 states in the (Democratic) Primary (there's a few states, e.g. California, where it's open in one party and closed in the other) and closed in 17. In Idaho, the Republican Party is trying to close down a primary that has been open for many years and independents (led by the Committee for A Unified Independent Party (www.independentvoting.org) and the Amnerican Independent Movement of Idaho intervened on the suit and won the right for the first time for independents who are not a party to be party to a suit of this kind). And there are several states (e.g. Kentucky) where legislation has recently been introduced to open the primaries).
Can independents vote election day?
Independents can vote in general elections. True independents, who are not members of any political party, are not eligible to vote in primary elections to determine the party candidate, though in practice there's essentially nothing to keep them from registering as a member of a party and voting in the primaries if they want to, even if they don't generally support the party. However, there are 17 states in which a registered independent voter can participate in the primary election of a specific party, and even though they are not registered under those parties. Those states are Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. (In South Carolina and Michigan, citizens do not register to vote by party, please note, meaning that all voters in those states are "independent," technically. Voters in those states can only vote in the primary election of one political party, though, and not in the primaries of multiple parties.) The elections in those states are referred to as "open primaries," while states that don't allow registered independents to participate have "closed primaries." If there is a runoff to follow a primary in most of those "open primary" states, an independent voter can only vote in the runoff elections of the same party whose primary they voted in. In addition, the Democratic Party in the states of California, Kansas, Montana, Utah and West Virginia allow registered independents to participate in their primary elections.
