tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post4895593603587007973..comments2024-03-28T17:03:22.102+13:00Comments on AmeriNZ Blog: My political secretArthur Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-3247872851061863802012-01-03T20:28:14.036+13:002012-01-03T20:28:14.036+13:00Actually, Illinois requires no party affiliation—p...Actually, Illinois requires no party affiliation—people just ask for whichever party ballot they want. In the past, people have been known to vote in their non-favoured party's primary to get a weaker opponent for their preferred party. Whether this is strategic or mischievous depends on one's partisan perspective, I suppose.<br /><br />However, one perverse effect of the change to the rules for overseas voters (we now need to file a new form each election cycle, not every few years) means it's easier for overseas Illinoisans to engage in this sort of voting strategy. Not me, though: I couldn't deal with the resulting months-long nausea I'd feel from voting in the Republican Primary. ;-)Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-24439582201050922932012-01-03T03:12:39.021+13:002012-01-03T03:12:39.021+13:00Oh, THAT! I knew THAT!
I thought maybe you chang...Oh, THAT! I knew THAT!<br /><br />I thought maybe you changed your party affiliation in the US so you could vote in the GOP primary!Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com