How to register for Rebublican Primary

[Cebu_4_2]

Idonno but I want to. I will try to post info but if you can help please do!

[Heimdhal]

You have to be registered as a republican to vote in the primary. Thats its. If you've got a voters reg, change it to "Republican" and there ya go.

[Celtic Rogue]

I think that depends on the state you are residing in. Some states have open primaries where anyone can vote.

[Celtic Rogue]

States which hold traditional closed primaries include: Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Kentucky, Maryland, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, and Washington DC. In West Virginia, Republican (http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-republican.htm) conventions are held early in the year of a presidential election (http://www.wisegeek.com/how-is-a-us-presidential-election-decided.htm), followed by a closed primary for all parties.
Seven states hold semi-closed primaries: Arizona, California, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ohio, Texas, and Illinois. Within these states, different parties have different rules about whom they allow to vote on their ballots, so please check with the registrar of voters in your area if you are voting in the primaries in one of these states. In California, for example, non-partisan voters may vote on the Democratic ballot, but not the Republican ballot.
Open primaries are held in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, South Carolina, Vermont, Virgina, and Wisconsin. Montana holds a closed Republican caucus early in the year, followed by an open primary.
Colorado, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, and Nevada hold closed caucuses. Wyoming holds county and state conventions where voters are allowed to select candidates, while Minnesota and North Dakota hold open caucuses. In Alaska, the caucus is semi open. Washington holds an open caucus earlier in the year, followed by an open primary, while Louisiana holds a closed caucus and then a closed primary.
Happy voting!


http://www.wisegeek.com/in-the-united-states-what-are-the-state-by-state-rules-for-voting-in-the-primaries.htm

[Cebu_4_2]

Michigan Republican leaders recently voted to choose the party’s 2012 presidential candidates with a closed primary.
The decision has left politicians and the public confused to what that actually means for voters.
Under Michigan law, a closed primary means people going to the polls must declare themselves Republicans before casting ballots.
But since Michigan doesn’t require voters to register with a party, there isn’t anything stopping anyone from participating in the primary.
“This whole idea of the closed primary is really a misnomer,” Ottawa County Election Clerk Justin Roebuck said. “Anyone can walk in and say they are a Republican then change their mind 10 minutes after they vote. I could be a die-hard liberalist Democrat and say I am a Republican and vote. It definitely can get confusing.”
In primaries with both parties, voters must choose which primary to participate in. But since President Barack Obama likely is the Democratic choice to run for re-election, there will not be a Democratic primary.
The Michigan Republican primary will be either Feb. 28 or March 6 after a three-member panel is appointed to decide.
Holding a primary instead of a caucus will cost the state more than $10 million, Roebuck said.
“It certainly will affect our procedure,” Roebuck said. “We might not know exactly how this is going to work until sometime in September.”
The reason for forcing voters to choose party affiliation in a primary is so only people affiliated with the party will determine the nominee.
That keeps opposite party members from changing the vote by casting a ballot for a weaker candidate, Roebuck said.
But with many young voters choosing the independent route and looking for the best possible candidates regardless of party affiliation, primaries can be frustrating.
“If you happened to support (Virg) Bernero and Pete Hoekstra (and want to decide between the two) for governor, why couldn’t you be given that choice?” Roebuck said.
What if some Holland residents want to vote for Obama for president and local Republican Pete Hoekstra for the U.S. Senate seat?
In the past, that meant independent voters would have to pick one party for the primary and hope the candidates they want to vote for on the other side make it through the primary.
Since there will be no Democratic primary in 2012, however, voters can say they are a Republican and participate in the primary, Roebuck said.
Many Republicans aren’t happy with this realization.
“Any registered voter — Republican, Democrat, communist — is eligible,” Washtenaw County Republican Bill Bigler said during the debate reported by The Detroit News. “We should have a process by which Republicans choose the Republican nominee for president.”
Roebuck said the state could make voters sign an affidavit stating they are Republican but, even then, there is nothing keeping anyone out.
“Where would that information go?” Roebuck said. “In 2008, we did something very similar. When the voters came in, they saw two ballots. A Republican ballot and a Democratic ballot. They wrote this on the precincts list. The legislature told the election bureau to get the numbers.
“The bureau put it on the registration list and ballot so it wasn’t public information. A political consultant in Lansing sued the counties for withholding the information and, two years later, the courts granted it. Are we going to do the same thing and get sued again?”

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[Celtic Rogue]

This vid shows what is needed.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_5mmOcDHiA

[Cebu_4_2]

Good video! Mere in MI it's called closed now so all you do is go to vote and it will either be a claim to be republican verbally or on paper. You can change your mind 10 minutes and go to demo if you want.