Opinion New York’s primary is ‘closed shut’ by insane registration rules

[Tom Joad]

IMO anything other than an open primary with same day registration is voter disenfranchisement.


http://nypost.com/2016/04/18/new-yor...tration-rules/

Because in New York, we don’t just have a closed-party system in which only enrolled Democrats and Republicans can vote for their respective candidates: The primary is closed shut. The deadline to switch parties or change affiliation is the earliest in the country — this cycle it was Oct. 9, 2015. If you’re a Republican, Democrat or unaffiliated voter, you’d better know six months out whom you’re supporting, because there won’t be an opportunity to reconsider.

This system both reinforces partisanship and punishes independent-minded voters, effectively disenfranchising them.

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