Secretary of State Speaks About Primary Voting
In just 47 days Alabamians will head to the polls for the primaries to decide who they think should represent the Democrats and the Republicans for president, as well as other key state races.
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In just 47 days Alabamians will head to the polls for the primaries to decide who they think should represent the Democrats and the Republicans for president, as well as other key state races.
Less than a quarter of registered voters voted in the last presidential primary. The Secretary of State says his office is working to make sure every one eligible casts a ballot, even though this process comes with a hefty price tag. It costs about $4 million for a primary. You must select a party, and if there’s a runoff you can’t swap parties to vote, that’s called crossover voting.
John Merrill, Secretary of State said, “The thing that our citizens need to remember- if the democrat or republican party decided to change their party rules and not have a primary election they could simply select who the candidates are that would have the nomination for that particular party. Assign them a ballot position and then they would represent that party on the ballot in the fall.”
You must pick a party during the primary, but once we get to November you can go up and down the ballot voting for which ever candidate you please.
