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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

And this is why I choose the tree, you don't even ask why, you just react

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

plot twist they actually choose Trump

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Correct me if im wrong, not American;

People in your family can know if you register to vote as a dem o rep right? I suspect that if voting registration was anonymous like normal countries a lot less white women would have voted for trump

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You don't have to be registered under a specific party I think. I'm not American, but you can register as an independent. And you don't have to vote for the party you're registered for. Actually I have no idea why you even register for certain parties in the first place

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

It's so you can participate in primary elections for that party. Some people who vote Dem in the general election will sometimes register as Republican so that they can vote for spoiler candidates in the Republican primary. There's not enough people doing it for that plan to really have any impact though.

But the same logic applies if you are trying to hide your votes from nosy family. Family members have enough info on you to be able to look up your party registration so if you are afraid of them causing drama, you can register as whatever party the rest of your family is registered as and then vote for the other side in the general election. The actual votes you cast cannot be traced back to you... Which can raise other concerns like not being able to verify if your vote actually counted.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I'm in California, and the only things party registration seem to affect are (1) (important) which primary you vote in and (2) (not so much) what type of political spam you get, not the amount.

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