More California Election Fun

It’s 2004, and presidential primary season is upon us. This is the process by which the political parties choose which candidates to run for the U.S. presidency in a series of state-by-state elections.

I am registered as an independent voter, but according to current California law, I can vote for the candidates of a particular party in a primary election if I so declare (and if the party authorizes non-partisan voters to cast ballots for their slate). The California primary is on March 2nd (known as “Super Tuesday”, since many states are having their primaries that day), and I’ll be choosing to vote for one of the Democratic candidates, though I don’t know who yet.

Today I got a memo from our county registrar of voters today, enclosing a form to fill out to choose which political party to vote for March 2 California primary election. (Since we live out in the boonies, we must vote absentee by mail.) But the form is due back on January 16th, so I had better remember to send it in, lest I miss the fun on Super Tuesday!