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Aug 20th 2003, 2:00 pm

Paul Bennett

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Registering to vote

I'm a Green Card holder living in North Carolina. This question just popped
into my head while I was reading the state drivers handbook.

I'm going to go get my drivers license shortly. While I'm there, they're
going to ask me to register to vote. Now, AFAIK, I can't vote until I'm
naturalized. However, where's the law with regard to registering myself as
affiliated to a particular party?

Thanks

Paul

Aug 20th 2003, 4:44 pm

Thewanderer

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Re: Registering to vote

I am not aware of any except for an outdated one from the 1950s.
Just don't join the communist party or you'll never get naturalized. hehe

Such hypocritical law.

"Paul Bennett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > I'm a Green Card holder living in North Carolina. This question just
popped
    > into my head while I was reading the state drivers handbook.
    > I'm going to go get my drivers license shortly. While I'm there, they're
    > going to ask me to register to vote. Now, AFAIK, I can't vote until I'm
    > naturalized. However, where's the law with regard to registering myself as
    > affiliated to a particular party?
    > Thanks
    > Paul

Aug 20th 2003, 5:04 pm

Pulaski

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Re: Registering to vote

Quote:

Originally posted by Paul Bennett
.... However, where's the law with regard to registering myself as
affiliated to a particular party?

Is there a separate mechanism for registering to vote and registering affiliation? I would assume that you can only do the latter if you are legally able to do the former?

Aug 20th 2003, 5:18 pm

Matrix

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Re: Registering to vote

You are right! You don't have that privilege yet to vote until you become a
US citizen.
If you decide to vote because somebody made a mistake in letting you do it,
you would violate INA 212(a)(10)(D) and INA 237(a)(6).

There's no law that would force you to be affiliated to a particular party.
When you become a US citizen, you have the option not to vote even though it
is your duty and responsibility to do so as a good citizen.

"Paul Bennett" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    | I'm a Green Card holder living in North Carolina. This question just
popped
    | into my head while I was reading the state drivers handbook.
    |
    | I'm going to go get my drivers license shortly. While I'm there, they're
    | going to ask me to register to vote. Now, AFAIK, I can't vote until I'm
    | naturalized. However, where's the law with regard to registering myself as
    | affiliated to a particular party?
    |
    | Thanks
    |
    |
    | Paul
    |
    |

Aug 20th 2003, 5:46 pm

Thewanderer

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Re: Registering to vote

No. Political parties are private organizations

"Pulaski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > Originally posted by Paul Bennett
    > > .... However, where's the law with regard to registering myself as
    > > affiliated to a particular party?
    > Is there a separate mechanism for registering to vote and registering
    > affiliation? I would assume that you can only do the latter if you are
    > legally able to do the former?
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