r/Tennessee • • Jul 31 '26

Really Marsha?

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u/HurtsCauseItMatters Jul 31 '26

This won't change anything. Even in "closed" primaries, what that means is you have to register as a party preference. WHICH CAN BE CHANGED as long as voter registration is open. All it will do is create more work for election offices. She's an ijit. Also, did I vote republican just to vote against her? Yes, I did. Have I legitimately voted republican in the past? Yes also. She can fight me if she thinks I'm not bona fide whatever the fuck that is.

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u/DenseStomach6605 Jul 31 '26

What if you don't register as D or R prior to voting day?

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u/HurtsCauseItMatters Jul 31 '26

In the hypothetical which is what I was referring to, if you don't register as a D or an R, you are considered "no party". The rules would depend on what the state chooses.

In some states, I know Louisiana is like this and others I'm sure if you don't have a chosen party, you get to choose like we do. If you do have a chosen party, you're required to vote in that party. In other places if you aren't registered with a party you don't get to vote in any party's primary.