Are You Voting in the Presidential Primary?

(Photo – flickr, scdd.ca.gov).

Presidential Primaries are especially unique because political parties have the ability to decide whether voters registered as No-Party Preference can “crossover” into their party, and vote for one of their candidates.

Here’s what you need to know if you’re voting in the Presidential Primary on Tuesday, July 6, 2016 in California.

– Registered with a political party

If you are registered with a political party you can vote for a candidate running for President in that party.

– Registered with no party preference

If you registered with no party preference you can vote in the Presidential primary for the following parties:

• Democratic
• American Independent*
• Libertarian

– You can select the party ballot at your polling place. (You need to request a “crossover*” ballot upon checking-in at your polling location).
– If you vote by mail, you were sent a postcard to select a party ballot (you still need to fill out a “crossover*” ballot request).

If you registered with no party preference and want to vote in the Presidential primary for the Republican, Green, or Peace & Freedom political parties:

– You should re-register to vote with that party. The deadline was May 23, 2016.

*A “crossover” ballot will not change your registered party preference. Source: lavote.net.