This is just WRONG!
Ok, so maybe “Democrat,” “Republican,” and other parties are necessary for the country, I’m sure I don’t know. In my opinion, though, they are for the COUNTRY. For Presidential elections, mainly, and possibly for House and Senate elections, they are useful.
I think, however, that LOCAL elections ought not mess with parties. Even as local as state.
In Scottsboro, Alabama, there are about to be elections for Coroner, Sheriff, Judge, and a couple other things. They are NOT ALLOWING REPUBLICANS OR “UNOFFILIATED” TO VOTE ON THOSE OFFICES. This strikes me as eminently unconstitutional. Just because the candidate declares himself a “Democrat,” that should NOT keep anyone who is not a Democrat from voting for or against him.
If anyone knows to whom I should lodge a complaint about this matter, please let me know, because I’m feeling a bit helpless here. Talk about “taxation without representation!” Ugh.
Are you sure it isn’t a primary?
It makes sense to do that in primaries, so that only democrats are choosing their own candidate …
According to This the upcoming election is a Primary.
Maybe the Coroner, Sheriff, Judge, etc, don’t have any non-Democrats running? Anyway the “real” election is in November and everyone (every registered voter) would be able to vote in that.
Primaries are, if I understand correctly, usually closed to those outside the party, because it’s that party deciding who they will be represented by. They don’t want a ton of Republicans swooping in to “help” choose the weakest, lamest candidate to face off against their superior one. YKWIM?