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Michigan

llmart

(16,331 posts) Fri Jan 28, 2022, 08:11 AM Jan 2022

Voting in my district's primary

It's mostly a GOP primary since there's only one Democrat on the ballot. The GOP mafia leaders are flooding our mailboxes with who to vote for and who not to vote for. Do I do a crossover vote for the one they don't favor? Is that helpful in any way? Or do I just vote for the lone Democrat?

I've never completely understood the whole crossover vote.

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Voting in my district's primary (Original Post) llmart Jan 2022 OP

Can we still do that? multigraincracker Jan 2022 #1

I don't know... llmart Jan 2022 #2

When I lived in Ohio you multigraincracker Jan 2022 #3

I remember that... llmart Jan 2022 #4

In Michigan Primaries you can vote for either party tiredtoo Jan 2022 #5

multigraincracker

(34,340 posts)

1. Can we still do that?

Reply to llmart (Original post)

Fri Jan 28, 2022, 08:19 AM

Jan 2022

I might do the same in District 2..

llmart

(16,331 posts)

2. I don't know...

Reply to multigraincracker (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 28, 2022, 08:27 AM

Jan 2022

but it's not like they have any way of knowing I'm a Democrat.

multigraincracker

(34,340 posts)

3. When I lived in Ohio you

Reply to llmart (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 28, 2022, 08:35 AM

Jan 2022

had to be registered in the party you asked for a ballot to vote in that primary.

llmart

(16,331 posts)

4. I remember that...

Reply to multigraincracker (Reply #3)

Fri Jan 28, 2022, 08:41 AM

Jan 2022

since prior to 1985 I lived in Ohio also.

tiredtoo

(2,949 posts)

5. In Michigan Primaries you can vote for either party

Reply to llmart (Original post)

Fri Jan 28, 2022, 05:12 PM

Jan 2022

But you cannot vote for both parties. So if you want to crossover and vote for 1 of the thugs, you cannot vote for any Democratic candidate. I used to do it frequently but found myself on more republican mailing lists so stopped doing it 6-8 years ago.

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