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JHC
Chief assistant to the assistant chief
You mean your actually going to do some work :crazy: steady on ... don't over do it :lol:
:lol: ... darn, thought I had fooled everyone with the church job as being work.
Actually, the new job is intermittent work with county recorder's office as an election aide. I do new voter registrations, address and/or party changes, data entry and assist with incoming mail-in ballots. This being a presidential election year we will be quite busy towards the summer months.
Kh
Colin,
Party changes: When a registered voter voluntarily elects to change their political affiliation. During a major election year such as 2016 some people have been known to change their party affiliation as many as 5 times in one day!! Each change generates a new form which those of us in the recorder's office have to verify and submit approval to the changes. It's okay - more work means more money.
Here in the US there are two main parties, Democratic and Republican. The lesser known ones are Green, Constitution and Liberty, and a score of others to lengthy to name here.
Party changes: When a registered voter voluntarily elects to change their political affiliation. During a major election year such as 2016 some people have been known to change their party affiliation as many as 5 times in one day!! Each change generates a new form which those of us in the recorder's office have to verify and submit approval to the changes. It's okay - more work means more money.
Here in the US there are two main parties, Democratic and Republican. The lesser known ones are Green, Constitution and Liberty, and a score of others to lengthy to name here.
JHC
Chief assistant to the assistant chief
I don’t understand, does a voter have to disclose which party they vote for or is it a voluntary disclosure or maybe they donate to a party? I am a bit surprised because in NZ no one knows how you vote and if you wish to make a donation (which is the last thing I would do) it is secret unless over a certain amount (I think NZ$25000.) it then has to be shown on the Party Accounts.
Dorsetmike
Member
Seems to me that if party affiliations are on record like that then why bother with the expense and the general hype and nausea of election campaigns? Is the party information mandatory or optional? What, if any penalties are there for not supplying the party affiliation?
The major national parties know whom is registered with to whatever political party. There is no secret about it - most of this is public record available.
When the voter goes to the polls - or in our case locally, returns their mail-in ballots, it is not known who voted for whom or whatever. Once the ballot is removed from the signed affidavit envelope the ballot carries absolutely no identification in regards to an individual or their political preferences.
We keep record of 'who' voted, mainly for obvious reasons to prohibit multiple ballots from the same person, even if they live in another state. They only must have a residence within the county in order to qualify to vote - their mailing address can be most anywhere in the country. Same is true for our infantrymen ... they are able to vote via email if they so choose.
Party information is not mandatory. When I see a new voter registration form that has not designated any political party affiliation, I code it "PND" (party not determined) and the voter will then not show up on any parties lists.
Like so many people around here we are tired of all the telephone calls from political parties. Close to an election they can call up to 10 or 12 times per day, anywhere between 8am and 9pm. And of course your snail-mail box also gets flooded with brochures, letters and placards from political parties.
I am registered as Independent. Independent is not a political party, rather a designation that I am not partial to any political preferences and choose not to be associated with any recognized political asset. I therefore do not get the barrage of phone calls nor the snail mail flooding.
I am not able to vote in the primary election ... but I can vote in the general elections. Works out fine for me.
When the voter goes to the polls - or in our case locally, returns their mail-in ballots, it is not known who voted for whom or whatever. Once the ballot is removed from the signed affidavit envelope the ballot carries absolutely no identification in regards to an individual or their political preferences.
We keep record of 'who' voted, mainly for obvious reasons to prohibit multiple ballots from the same person, even if they live in another state. They only must have a residence within the county in order to qualify to vote - their mailing address can be most anywhere in the country. Same is true for our infantrymen ... they are able to vote via email if they so choose.
Party information is not mandatory. When I see a new voter registration form that has not designated any political party affiliation, I code it "PND" (party not determined) and the voter will then not show up on any parties lists.
Like so many people around here we are tired of all the telephone calls from political parties. Close to an election they can call up to 10 or 12 times per day, anywhere between 8am and 9pm. And of course your snail-mail box also gets flooded with brochures, letters and placards from political parties.
I am registered as Independent. Independent is not a political party, rather a designation that I am not partial to any political preferences and choose not to be associated with any recognized political asset. I therefore do not get the barrage of phone calls nor the snail mail flooding.
I am not able to vote in the primary election ... but I can vote in the general elections. Works out fine for me.
JHC
Chief assistant to the assistant chief
Jeeez, sounds complicated to me, We do get "vote for me" stuff in the post and I file it right away in the bin, and TV debates which I really enjoy, but I do trust most politicians to be completely self centred. We only have to vote once but vote for both a party and a politician (mixed member proportional) but the politician can be from any party or independent. Last year I voted for a politician that I considered very down to earth but he was not a member of the party that I chose. Now I suppose that sounds strange to you but it does work.
elderpiano
Member
I use public transport.
JHC
Chief assistant to the assistant chief
The system is not perfect but is better than "first past the post" which forced the change when party A got into power by winning more seats yet party B got 60-65% of the total votes.
