What if you are a registered voter, but not registered with a political party? Can you still vote in the March 3 Democratic presidential primary? You can.
If you signed up to vote by mail, you should have received your ballot by now. However, it may not have the list of Democratic presidential candidates printed on it. Don’t worry. There are still two ways you can vote in the Democratic presidential primary.Â
One is to go to the County Clerk’s Office, Registrar of Voters, with the ballot they sent you, and request a ballot that contains the Democratic presidential candidates. You can vote in their office. In Santa Maria, this office is at the Betteravia Government Center, 511 Lakeside Parkway, suite 115.
Your second option? On election day, March 3, take your ballot to your polling place and ask them for a Democratic crossover ballot. You can vote right there.
Gale McNeeley
Santa Maria
This article appears in Feb 20-27, 2020.