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2016 Postmortem

B2G

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16. For North Carolina:

Reply to Land of Enchantment (Original post)

Tue Mar 15, 2016, 04:29 PM

Mar 2016

If you're registered Republican, you get the ballot for the Republican candidates.
If you're registered Democrat, you get the ballot for the Democratic candidates.

If you're unaffiliated, you choose your ballot.

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Can Someone Please Explain How MIXED Primaries Work? [View all] Land of Enchantment Mar 2016 OP

Michigan had two ballots notadmblnd Mar 2016 #1

Michigan is an Open Primary Motown_Johnny Mar 2016 #15

I know. I voted. notadmblnd Mar 2016 #22

You MUST be registered to vote , but dont have to vote Party registration nt pkdu Mar 2016 #2

All of Ohio votes the same way OhioBlue Mar 2016 #3

Not sure on the others... In Ohio TDale313 Mar 2016 #4

Do you get to choose a ballot for every office? Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2016 #6

I don't believe so. TDale313 Mar 2016 #13

What's the difference between that and an "open" primary? Svafa Mar 2016 #10

It looks like by choosing a party you are actually committing to that party in terms Cal Carpenter Mar 2016 #12

Thanks for the clarification; that makes sense! Svafa Mar 2016 #14

From my understanding revbones Mar 2016 #5

Regarding #3 B2G Mar 2016 #17

In #3 I didn't say that revbones Mar 2016 #18

Unaffiliated = Independent in NC B2G Mar 2016 #19

Sheesh. Got to be right or something? Re-read my post. revbones Mar 2016 #26

The way it worked in Michigan (statewide, I think) LisaM Mar 2016 #7

California is more confusing nichomachus Mar 2016 #8

Actually, not quite correct. Le Taz Hot Mar 2016 #21

Told you it was confusing nichomachus Mar 2016 #23

That I don't know Le Taz Hot Mar 2016 #24

I settled it by switching to Democrat until after the primary nichomachus Mar 2016 #25

Ballotpedia Kittycat Mar 2016 #9

Thank you all for your explanations Land of Enchantment Mar 2016 #11

For North Carolina: B2G Mar 2016 #16

Unaffiliated voters can choose which primary they want to vote in. mmonk Mar 2016 #20