Whichever one they most clearly identify with. "Independent" simply means they don't identify themselves as Republican or Democrat.. which means they could be aligned with any party ranging from the Nazi Party of America to the Communist Party of the USA, or anything in-between.
absentee ballot
All voters from any party are allowed to participate in an open primary. In an open primary, a voter may cast votes on a ballot of any party.
Leaving a political part does not require the voter to cast a ballot. You simply change your party affiliation with the county recorder's office where you live.
To be eligible to cast their ballot, usually by being enrolled on the list of electors.
Split ticket voting is the current ticket system; where all candidates are shown on a ballot. Unlike in the "old" days when you would receive a ticket with the candidate of the party you affiliated with.
The term that applies is voter turnout. It measures the proportion of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election.
That's true I believe. Think it was Theodore Roosevelt that pushed reform that allowed privacy at the ballot box ensures that citizens can cast votes without party bosses knowing how they voted. But, in my opinion, they have since changed their stance on this issue since they do not support secret ballots for unions.
An absentee ballot is the printed ballot marked by an absent voter and sealed in a special envelope. Its purpose is to allow those who are unable to get to the polling place on election day to vote.
"You are not required to cast a vote in all offices. If you skip an office, an under-vote will be registered for that office; however, an under-vote cannot be traced to any individual voter. Over-voting or under-voting an office does not affect the rest of your ballot."
Just means to cast your vote. (with a ballot)
A voter is expected to go into the polling station, register and receive voting paper(s). The voter is then expected to go to an unoccupied voting booth, mark the vote and return to place the vote into the ballot box, and then leave the polling station. There are no set minutes, but a voter is not expected to dally and talk to others, or to cause a fuss. Simply vote and get out - chat outside the polling station if you must, but not inside.
No one has your vote. Every registered voter is entitled to a single vote; if you choose not to cast your vote or are unable to do so, then your vote simply goes unused. All unused ballot papers are counted and tallied under the supervision of the returning officers as non-issued ballot papers, in order to prevent the possibility of them being used electoral fraud, and are incinerated after being available for inspection for one calendar year.