New Voter Party Affiliation Laws To Take Effect

What can I do under the new party affiliation law for 2014 Primary?

The current laws are still in effect until June 30 ^th , 2014. Any registered voter can change party affiliation by filling out a new registration application with the County Election Office or Secretary of State’s office.

• Any application postmarked June 30 ^th , 2014 will be accepted

• Electronic submissions of voter registrations by fax, email, or on-line, will be accepted if submitted before midnight June 30 ^th , 2014.

From July 1 ^st -August 31 ^st , 2014

• Democratic affiliated voter…

  • may not change your party affiliation.

  • may not disaffiliate from your party affiliation.

  • may request and vote a Democratic ballot.

• Republican affiliated voter…

  • may not change your party affiliation.

  • may not disaffiliate from your party affiliation.

  • may request and vote a Republican Ballot.

• Unaffiliated voter…

• may affiliate with a party after July 1 ^st , 2014.

• may affiliate with the Democratic or Republican party on Election Day or when advance voting and receive a ballot for that party.

• may not change back to Unaffiliated until September 1, 2013.

• Libertarian affiliated voter…

• may not change your party affiliation.

• may not disaffiliate from your party affiliation.

• may not request and vote a Democratic or Republican ballot.

• Brand new registrant, not transferring from another county…

• may declare a party affiliation by the deadline for new registrations, July 15 ^th , 2014.

• Currently registered voter who needs to change something besides party affiliation…

  • you may still change all other information, name, address, phone, gender, etc., by July 15 ^th , 2014.

September 1 ^st , 2014-June 1 ^st , 2016

All registered voters may again change party affiliation with no restrictions.