For Presidential elections, California is Modified-closed presidential primary. Here is what that

[still_one]

means. Those who registered to vote and did not state a party preference, can request a Democratic ballot, or other political party ballot that allows it.

In California the Democratic party allows voters who did not state a political party preference when they registered, to ask for the Democratic ballot.

This means those who registered as a Republican cannot request a Democratic ballot, unless they re-register, and declare themselves as a Democratic during registration or NPP.

The last day to register to vote is May 23, 2016

and in California you can request an absentee ballot, which means you don't have to go to the polls to vote, but can vote by mail.

[RandySF]

1. Correct my recollection.

It's a bit fuzzy, but seems like, in 2012. All the names were together on the ballot.

[still_one]

2. That is for non-Presidential elections primaries.

http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/primary-elections-california/

To be honest with you 2012 is a little fuzzy for me also, but I sure don't recall any other candidates for President on the ballot I had except President Obama.

[RandySF]

3. It's going to be clunky.

Are we going to get one sheet just for the presidential section?

[still_one]

7. No. This is a presidential election primary. If you are registered as NPP, when you get to the

polling place, you will be asked if you want a Democratic, Republican, or NPP ballot.

If you are a Registered Democrat, you will be given a Democratic ballot.

If you are a Registered Republican, you will be given a Republican ballot.

It isn't clunky at all.

You should also get a sample ballot before the election to facilitate the process when you get to the polls

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. But if you vote by mail you need to request a partisan ballot

in open primary parties (it is not just democrats) before the deadline. Otherwise you are stuck with either the non partisan ballot, or going the day of the election and exchanging it.

[still_one]

5. That is only if you registered as a NPP. In that case the State will contact you by mail

a few months before the election, and ask you what ballot you want, Democratic, Republican, or NPP. You return the card back to them by mail, and you will be mailed the appropriate ballot

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. They sent notices to media

we ran the story

This is relevant for San Diego County

http://reportingsandiego.com/2016/03/03/voting-for-president-in-primary-election-be-sure-you-can/

And we are both registered as decline to state... media.

[still_one]

8. If you registered as NPP, then you should have gotten a request what kind of ballot you wanted

from the state, and that should have happened in the last couple of weeks. At least that is how they do it in Santa Clara County. I assumed all the counties were similar, but based on what you are saying, that isn't the case.

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. We never do

no harm, no foul, we will vote at the voting booth.

[still_one]

10. Fine, but you are saying that those who registered absentee in San Deigo County, they don't

send them a request for which ballot they want if they registered as NPP?

In Santa Clara County they do, and I assumed that was the way it was throughout the state

[nadinbrzezinski]

11. That is why the County sent that notice

and we dutifully ran it. They ran it on the County News Center, I do not recall the rest of the local news services running it. I just do, not becuase I care who people vote for, just that they vote.

They are sending the postcard, but people need to send it back requesting the partisan ballot. We might not get it becuase we are among the dwindling group that wants to still vote and has not requested a mail in ballot.

If people who are NDPs do not send the postcard back, they will either not vote in the primary, or they will have to physically go to the polls on June 7.

[still_one]

12. I just re-read you article. They are doing it the same way state wide. They do

send a post card to absentee NPP registered voters requesting which ballot they want. That is what I thought, and only applies to someone registered as NPP, and absentee ballot, Thanks for the confirmation

"The Registrar’s office is sending out more than 300,000 postcards to nonpartisan vote-by-mail voters this week to let them know they have choices including requesting a ballot for one of three political parties: American Independent, Democratic or Libertarian.

Those parties are allowing nonpartisan voters to take part in their elections. Selecting one of these political party ballots will not permanently change your party registration but will allow you to vote for the presidential candidate of any one of the above parties for the June 7, 2016 Presidential Primary Election.

Choose which of the party ballots you’d like to receive for the primary on the postage paid postcard and return it by April 13."

[nadinbrzezinski]

13. We just dutifully ran it,

as a reminder

[still_one]

14. got it, thanks

[cosmicone]

15. Bernie will lose California anyway n/t