2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumElection Officials Tossed 90,000 Affidavit Ballots From Last Month's Primary
Gothamist"We were warned in advance that there were folks out there that dont like the New York primary system, and were going to advance a narrative," he said. "And they were well in the process of advancing that narrative and trying to make their pitch for why the process should be open primary like other states and not a closed primary."
Again, there is a kernel of truth to this, in that the afternoon before the primary, activists sued over the registration irregularities and encouraged those with registration problems to vote with an affidavit ballot in hopes that a judge would order a meticulous accounting, or even an open primary. Those activists even encouraged independents to vote, starting that evening before the primary. And at meetings the month before the primary, Ryan and commissioners anticipated an influx of voters unfamiliar with New York's closed primary system and voted to order extra affidavit ballots. That said, the majority of people we talked to about their registration problems are not disgruntled independents trying to make a point.
Thornhill obtained a court order on the day of the election to allow her to vote, but the board made a point of pulling her file and stating that she had checked "I do not wish to enroll in a party" on a DMV form, thus pulling her out of the Democratic Party.
hill2016
(1,772 posts)this wasn't an open primary
floriduck
(2,262 posts)"I was switched to no party and I called a month ahead of time and was told I was registered Democrat."
hill2016
(1,772 posts)by the time she called it was too late to do anything.
floriduck
(2,262 posts)hill2016
(1,772 posts)"should have registered as a Democrat if you want to vote in the Democratic primary"
reddread
(6,896 posts)Now lets hear the cries for GOTV,
Demsrule86
(68,606 posts)Try living in Ohio with a governor who is working really hard to steal the election by getting rid of the Dem vote...I could not care less about Bern or a primary he lost.
floriduck
(2,262 posts)NWCorona
(8,541 posts)KingFlorez
(12,689 posts)That would qualify as switching your affiliation voluntarily. The idea that someone else switched her registration is disproved by the DMV form.
LiberalFighter
(50,967 posts)Some people forget and think they didn't do anything.
elleng
(130,996 posts)R B Garr
(16,955 posts)to be our experience, too. My husband got a couple change of address forms from the Registrar's office this year, but I didn't receive any, and we've obviously lived in the same addresses. When we went in to talk to them, the Orange County Registrar's office said they got a "third party" notification about an address change, and we figured it came from the DMV based on what they said, although we didn't change addresses with the DMV. Maybe any contact with the DMV is sent directly to the Registrar's through their connected systems. I didn't get those notices, but I also didn't have to renew my license.
Great find! Thanks for posting. I'm still finding it curious why so many here are blaming the Democratic official for this and are just sure it wasn't the Republican (for whatever conspiracy there is about New York now). Weird!
think
(11,641 posts)...
vintx
(1,748 posts)silvershadow
(10,336 posts)MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)Skink
(10,122 posts)For the GE let it be known that you must bring the Deed to youe estate and Thou must be listed as head of Household in order to cast a ballot.
AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)- instead of allowing them to choose a party ballot which they are entitled to. This, of course, is voter suppression because provisional/affidavit ballots are almost always thrown out. Apparently the concept of free and fair elections has become quaint to a good chunk of the Democratic Party who are fine with the manipulation of the vote from within to benefit one candidate. Hillary yet again is running against her opponent as if she were the Republican and her opponent (Obama first, now Sanders) the Democrat.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/5/19/1528510/-California-poll-workers-incorrectly-instructed-to-issue-provisional-ballots-to-all-NPP-voters