Regestering to vote? (California) - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

-Ever- · 10-13-2004, 08:22 PM

I'm regestering online for the first time and am a bit confused over what party to select. I'd like to select "decline to state," but will this effect my ability to vote in the coming election? I understand that "declining to state" can effect voting during the primary, but that's past so I'm not worrying about it right now.

Thanks for any info!
-T

SecretMethod70 · 10-13-2004, 08:58 PM

No, as far as I'm aware - in fact, I'm about as positive as I can be without being a CA citizen - declining to state will have no effect on your ability to vote in general elections.

madsenj37 · 10-13-2004, 10:06 PM

Mark independent if you think something could go wrong with decline to state.

exploreyourself · 10-14-2004, 07:13 PM

Decline to state will have no effect on your ability to vote on November 2nd.

Info on registering can be found at CA secretary of state's webpage

and the voter registration form at this page

Be sure to hurry - your registration must be postmarked by this coming Monday october 18th in order for you to vote on Nov. 2nd.

1994 · 10-15-2004, 01:28 PM

I first registered to vote outside of a Walmart in Los Banos, California. There was a card table set up, staffed by a volunteer - when I came up, he said, "Mark down 'Republican' if you're not sure what to put." I registered Green, just to kinda piss him off.

Redlemon · 10-15-2004, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by 1994

I first registered to vote outside of a Walmart in Los Banos, California. There was a card table set up, staffed by a volunteer - when I came up, he said, "Mark down 'Republican' if you're not sure what to put." I registered Green, just to kinda piss him off.

You might want to re-register; there were some cases recently of 'card table' setups where they threw out any registrations that weren't Republican. Might be other tricks by other parties as well, but that table sounds like a bad egg.

10-13-2004, 08:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
-Ever- Junkie Location: San Francisco	Regestering to vote? (California) I'm regestering online for the first time and am a bit confused over what party to select. I'd like to select "decline to state," but will this effect my ability to vote in the coming election? I understand that "declining to state" can effect voting during the primary, but that's past so I'm not worrying about it right now. Thanks for any info! -T __________________ Embracing the goddess energy within yourselves will bring all of you to a new understanding and valuing of life. A vision that inspires you to live and love on planet Earth. Like a priceless jewel buried in dark layers of soil and stone, Earth radiates her brilliant beauty into the caverns of space and time. Perhaps you are aware of those who watch over your home And experience of this place to visit and play with reality. You are becoming aware of yourself as a gamemaster... --Acknowledge your weaknesses--

10-13-2004, 08:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	No, as far as I'm aware - in fact, I'm about as positive as I can be without being a CA citizen - declining to state will have no effect on your ability to vote in general elections. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

10-13-2004, 10:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
madsenj37 Still searching... Location: NorCal For Life	Mark independent if you think something could go wrong with decline to state. __________________ "Only two things are certain: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe." -- Albert Einstein

10-14-2004, 07:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
exploreyourself Upright	Decline to state will have no effect on your ability to vote on November 2nd. Info on registering can be found at CA secretary of state's webpage and the voter registration form at this page Be sure to hurry - your registration must be postmarked by this coming Monday october 18th in order for you to vote on Nov. 2nd.

10-15-2004, 01:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
1994 Upright	I first registered to vote outside of a Walmart in Los Banos, California. There was a card table set up, staffed by a volunteer - when I came up, he said, "Mark down 'Republican' if you're not sure what to put." I registered Green, just to kinda piss him off.