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here’s a swipe of an email i sent to people i know, maybe it will be helpful to others. i’m not the brightest guy in the world, so i had to find this info out through light research. i would think this info is easy to find, but-wouldnt-you-know-it, the state of NJ elections website is too confusing for me, and provided me no real tangible answers. here you go…
to any or all interested in voting in the primaries:
i just did some research, and called our county board of elections to find out the process of voting in the primaries. i was under the impression that you have to be affiliated to a political party in order to get involved in the process.
it turns out that is not the case, totally. you can in fact go to
your normal polling location to vote in the NJ primaries, February 5. but you do have to choose a party at that moment. in my case i think that sucks. but if i want my vote to, at the very least, slightly reflect support for my chosen candidate, that’s what i have to do.
if you want you can change affiliations, you have 50 days before any other primary election, state or national.
My confusion stemmed from watching coverage of the NH primaries last night. it was announced NJ would be part of the many primary election across the country on Feb 5, a change from the standard month of June. i never participated in a primary elections because candidates are already nominated by that time, rendering our state’s voice
meaningless. hopefully this change of date will inspire others to go out and vote.
Rodol
(thats my middle name)
