Message from @Lagomaster24
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Let the party help
Lel
No voter registration required in the manner it is in the US,
Citizenship and ID is all that is needed
lol
we have to register in the US
When you register, is that with a governmental entity or with a party?
Do you believe that we have that for racist reasons
The party
party, non partisan organizations, and government ala DMV
those are what i know of
I have never really understood the part of having to register with a party to vote...
Only thing you should need is citizenship and proof of that!
Elections Commission is typically who you do it through ultimately
registering to the party happens separately
registering to the party allows you to vote in closed primaries and i think caucuses
open primaries do not require membership of a party
iirc i am a registered democrat although im in an open primary state so it doesnt really matter
also allows you to be a DNC or RNC elector i think
tbh kinda registered on a whim when i helped a Dem campaign
we lost
Interesting system...
In Sweden the parties get to chose their own candidates and only party members are allowed to take part in the ranking of candidates to the different government bodies
Representative democracy has its perks...
Anyone can run here
Parties are mostly just the pedistool
although the DNC and RNC allow the party to implement some control
yeah anyone can run here too, as independent candidates. Anyone is also free to start new parties
yea we can start parties too
ive got the party registration site bookmarked just in case
the problem with our third parties is that they are often single issue and not broad like the Dems and Repubs
Well the way your system is set up makes it very hard for smaller parties to stand a chance, right?
In Sweden it is enough with 4% of the total votes in order to gain access to the parliament, for anny party
in a sense yes
its one of the potential outcomes of first-past-the-post
other countries circumvent this via party coalitions
We currently have 8 parties in the national parliament, two coalition blocks and one 'out cast' party (12.9%)
kinda like how UKIP and the Greens coalited in EU parliment to stop Art13 and 11(?)
yea
art. 13 and 11 have not yet been voted on in the EU parliament, i think?
I do think though that just having ONE other option in the US would do it some good
They voted to not have secret meetings and negotiate publicly instead
the third would inevitably have to be Moderate to maintain balance
I agreem the US sure does need some other options..
Having some to choose inbetween helps with solving both democratic issues and bi-partisan issues