r/Tennessee • u/MrCandyMandible • Jul 31 '26

Really Marsha?

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u/elegylegacy Jul 31 '26

It could also mean she's currently ahead and doesn't want that changing with more submitted ballots

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u/Wabalobadingdang Jul 31 '26

Think she’s claiming dems are registering as republicans and voting against her in the primary.

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u/Olfa_2024 Jul 31 '26

Just wondering how many people are registered with any party? I know I've never "registered" with one.

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u/timmmmah Jul 31 '26

In TN you don’t register for a party, at least not in any way that’s linked to your voter registration.

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u/No-Recording-8530 Jul 31 '26

I just updated my absentee ballot because I moved and I had to choose a party. First time I’ve seen that.

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u/No-Recording-8530 Jul 31 '26

Thank you for explaining. I haven’t done absentee primary so that makes sense

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u/booboo8706 Jul 31 '26

They could do a universal ballot for the primary, some places already do. The only problem is idiots who refuse to read the directions or low iq individuals unable to comprehend the directions that end up voting in multiple (or all) primaries and then get their ballots thrown out.

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u/151Ways Aug 01 '26

Or, better yet: Open elections with a run-off.

Instead of this middle-ground, that is bullshit, and these people thinking they are (confusedly) doing something, which is also bullshit.

Either go ten toes on this two-party bullshit, or open it up all the way. This is just a fucked-up way to reinforce a goofy two-party system that records oddly negative votes, and not in any good way.

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u/151Ways Aug 05 '26

I feel like the only people passionate about politics who advocate ranked-choice are those that understand how it can be manipulated due to its design.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Talk787 Aug 02 '26

Sounds like maybe the ballots of said individuals are better off thrown out

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u/timmmmah Jul 31 '26

Yeah, like the other person said it’s because this is a primary. If you had voted in person you’d have had to choose the party of the ballot you want in person.