People register, and say "none, I'm an Independent" and htey go on hte rolls as an AIP supporter.

That keeps them from voting in the party primaries, doesn't it?

May have done so be mistake. If you want to vote for Bernie, you must be registered Dem or "no party preference"

We cannot wait to vote for Bernie!

dropped registrations, Name, proper and current address, everything! Make sure the name matches identical to your driver's license. Make sure your drivers license is at your current address! Yay! You guys rock! I'm keeping him in the race until your votes are counted!

To register for voting in the Democratic Party primary in California, DO NOT check any box with the word "independent" in it. Register as "NO PARTY PREFERENCE" (which used to be known as "Decline to state&quot or Democratic Party.

Thank God some celebrities got fooled by this (the American Independence Party's deceptive name--it's a far rightwing minor party) and it got out there into the Corporate Media monopolies as a result. The Corrupt Media doesn't tend to give a crap about anybody else's rights. But celebrities, wheee! Anyway, their assholeness worked in our favor in this instance.

I think I read the figure of 500,000 Californians got fooled by the AIP, thinking they were registering as "independents" but actually registering as AIP. They will NOT be able to vote in the Dem primary unless they re-register by May 23, as Democratic or "No party preference."

CALIFORNIANS, CHECK ON YOUR REGISTRATION!

One other thing: You may not qualify for a mail-in ballot if your registration is done in May. Mail-in ballots in my county are being sent out in EARLY MAY. If you register or re-register in May, you will likely have to go to your polling place on June 7.

You will need to change the graphic.

If you register as "No Party Preference" (NPP) in Calif., YOU MUST REQUEST A DEMOCRATIC PARTY BALLOT in order to vote for Sanders on June 7.

I just found this at the CA SOS site and added the text to your other thread. Here's the web site:

http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/political-parties/no-party-preference/

It's rather confusing fine print. I had to read it 3 times. But I am sure of it. You MUST REQUEST THE DEM BALLOT (or you will get a more generic ballot with no Dem prez candidates).

and forward it to me and I will change the post, or you can just make a new OP if you'd like? This was just something I got off of Facebook, and I have updated my postings there and advised my fellow Berneres to change it.

I registered as an Independent. For one thing, I didn't want to be out there with my party preference, even though I always preferred the Democrats. For another, I didn't understand the importance of voting in a primary. I can't recall exactly, but I think it was about 1982 when I understood why I should register with the party that I really did affiliate with.

I also understand why the political parties want to control who gets to vote in their primaries. So, if you favor the Democrats, register as one. If you favor the Republicans, same advice. I suppose that if you honestly don't give a flying fuck, then registering as an independent makes sense.

Me? I will probably be a registered Democrat until I'm so ga-ga I don't know my own name.

I'm on Medicare, which I just love! I want to see us transition to Medicare For All.

And I'm totally for Bernie. If he doesn't get the nomination, I'll be strongly inclined to say fuck it and not vote at the Presidential level come November.

Thanks for the thread, silvershadow.

Thank for the graphic.