Why do I have to choose a political party when I register?
You do not have to register for a political party it's your choice. You register for a political party if you want to take part in the process of selecting the candidates to represent that political party in the general election. For example, the people that register for the democratic party will vote for the democratic cadidates for the presidency. The people that register for the republican party will vote for the republican nominees for the party. The greens will vote for the greens, the american independents will vote for the independents. No matter what political party it is, you participate in their primary. In the selection of the candidates. Now just say you don't want to do that, you don't have to. You put a check next to "No" on or "Other" on the form and then you become what we call a "Do not select". "Do not select" voters still vote. They vote on the ballot measures, they vote on all the state wide candidates that are the non partisan candidates. A lot of parties do not control all the candidates. For example, all your local candidates are non partisan; your judges are non partisan. There's a lot of state wide offices, like superintendent of public instruction is non partisan. So, there are things to vote for even if you don't want to participate in a political party's decision.
