Re:Senate votes to reinstate net neutrality
by zaphirplane on Thursday May 17, 2018 @05:44AM
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Shouldn’t who you vote for be confidential and you can change your mind till the day? And why can’t a person vote one way for local and another for state ? I don’t get the system
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The party registration isn't counted as a vote for that party - when you show up on election day you can vote for whoever you want.
What it affects is which parties' primaries you can vote in.
The primaries aren't official US elections. They're unofficial elections set up by each political party (which are private, non-government entities).
You can vote however you want in official elections.
Re:Senate votes to reinstate net neutrality
by tedunangst on Thursday May 17, 2018 @04:09PM
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I would be careful about asserting that. In PA there can be referendums on the primary ballots. And the results can be binding (sore loser laws, etc.). They're pretty official looking around here.