hey.. i have a friend, didnt vote TX primary and she is told she cannot vote nov 2008. that is NOT

[seabeyond]

for real is it.

she is told not voting in primary, she cannot vote in election.... no way

[lisa58]

1. who told her that?

[seabeyond]

3. she had read it. maybe it has to do with changing parties??? no,

cause that would be a vote, ... and she is saying not voting. doesnt make sense.

[Jazzgirl]

4. Where did she read that?

n/t

[Jazzgirl]

2. No that is not correct.

Not voting in the primary does not eliminate you from voting in the general election. Bunch of crap and it sounds like someone is trying to disenfranchise your friend. What state?

On edit: I didn't see the TX. Definitely not true.

[seabeyond]

5. made no sense. especially as 2004 kerry, i didnt vote primary

it was done before texas. and i still vote election. she read in paper.

[Jazzgirl]

7. Then that paper needs to be called out.

What paper in Texas?

[seabeyond]

9. might have something to do with caucus and not voting ,primary... not able to

participate late. she probably perused...... and didnt pay attentoin. but then she is an obama voter, so i want her clear to go vote

[tanyev]

10. Yes, that's also true.

To participate in the caucus, she would have had to have first voted in the primary.

[tanyev]

6. She is not able to vote in any primary run-offs,

but she will definitely be able to vote in the general election.

[seabeyond]

8. i think that is what she must have been reading. n.t

[cloudbase]

12. She most definitely could

vote in any runoff election, not that it matters now. Voting in the primary is not a prerequisite for voting in the runoff election or the general election.

[tanyev]

13. Pardon me. I always thought you had to vote in the primary to be able to vote in the runoff.

Runoff Elections: 2nd Tuesday in April following the primary election in even-numbered years. You can only vote in one primary, and if you vote in that primary, you are entitled to vote in that party’s runoff election. If you don’t vote in either primary, you can still vote in the Primary Runoff election for whichever party you choose.


http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/pamphlets/everytexan.shtml

[SoCalDem]

11. she needs to call the registrar's office

some states purge people after they have missed a ceratin number of elections.. It's "possible" that this latest primary was the "drop-off" deadline for your friend.. She would just need to update her registration and she should be good to go in November..

Some states do this to eliminate people who may have moved, or died..