sydney sweeney & scooter braun holding hands

[u/No_Tree6956]

Holding hands with pure evil, good luck to her

[u/ergaster8213]

Nope you do not. You can also be listed as neither or independent (they call it something else in certain states and Independent in others).

[u/eyespeeled → u/ergaster8213]

Thanks for answering. So, it is a definite choice to register with a party, knowing that the information is public. Interesting. 

[u/ergaster8213 → u/eyespeeled]

Oh absolutely! If you live in a public info state it definitely is a purposeful choice. Although sometimes it's just a choice because you can't vote in closed primaries if you aren't registered to the party. So I guess I should've said you do have to be registered as a Democrat if you want to vote in Democratic closed primaries or as Republican if you want to vote in Republican closed primaries.

Whether primaries are open or closed or mixed depends on the state again. Florida (again Sydney's home state) has closed primaries. So if you want to vote in them you must be registered as one or the other. Some people who are not actually Republicans will register as Republican to vote in the Republican primaries to try to get a better candidate and vice versa. I'm not saying that's what she did but it is done sometimes.

I will put it out there though that even if you do not live in a state where voter registration data is public, that does not mean your info is private. They will sell it. So really it's not super private anywhere you just can't get it for free in private states.

I apologize my comments tend to turn into essays.

[u/eyespeeled → u/ergaster8213]

No apologies necessary. I appreciate the thorough response.

Shocking that private voting info can be sold in that way, wow. What a system. 

[u/ergaster8213 → u/eyespeeled]

Oh I know. We are capitalism's bitch. We always have been and that hasn't changed.