Post by Logan on Apr 18, 2016 4:29:05 GMT -6
LOS ANGELES — A survey has found that tens of thousands of voters, including celebrities such as Demi Moore, have mistakenly registered as members of a conservative minor political party in California in a mix-up over its name.
The Los Angeles Times reported Sunday that a telephone survey of 500 members of the American Independent Party found almost 3 of 4 people did not realize they had enrolled in a political party that opposes abortion rights and same-sex marriage and calls for building a fence along the U.S. border.
The newspaper said voters were confused by the use of the word “independent” in the party’s name. In California, voters who do not want to register with any party must check a box on a registration form for “no party preference.”
“I just blew it,” Deborah Silva, 64, of Point Arena (Mendocino County), told the Times. “There were a number of choices. I just checked the box that said ‘independent.’”
Read more: www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Registration-mix-up-ensnares-thousands-of-7253996.php
The Los Angeles Times reported Sunday that a telephone survey of 500 members of the American Independent Party found almost 3 of 4 people did not realize they had enrolled in a political party that opposes abortion rights and same-sex marriage and calls for building a fence along the U.S. border.
The newspaper said voters were confused by the use of the word “independent” in the party’s name. In California, voters who do not want to register with any party must check a box on a registration form for “no party preference.”
“I just blew it,” Deborah Silva, 64, of Point Arena (Mendocino County), told the Times. “There were a number of choices. I just checked the box that said ‘independent.’”
Read more: www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Registration-mix-up-ensnares-thousands-of-7253996.php