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What You Need To Know To Vote In California's Presidential Primary

By Jade Hindmon / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host,  Brooke Ruth / Senior Producer of Audio News
Published November 12, 2019 at 11:15 AM PST
This story was published more than 5 years ago.
A sign at the San Diego County Registrar of Voters on Overland Avenue, June 5, 2018.
Beth Accomando
A sign at the San Diego County Registrar of Voters on Overland Avenue, June 5, 2018.
Registered As No Party Preference? You Need To Request Presidential Primary Ballot
If voters are registered as nonpartisan they can request a ballot from the American Independent, Democratic and Libertarian parties. If they would like to vote in the Republican, Green or Peace and Freedom party they will have to register to vote for that party before they can vote in the primary.
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This week, the San Diego County Registrar of Voters will begin mailing out 1.8 million postcards to remind voters that their political party registration determines which presidential primary ballot they will receive for the March election.

No party preference or nonpartisan voters can request a ballot from the Democratic, American Independent and Libertarian parties. If you're registered as nonpartisan and are a permanent mail ballot voter, you'll need to do this by Jan. 6.

Nonpartisan voters who want to vote in the Republican, Green or Peace and Freedom party will have to re-register to vote with the respective party in order to cast a ballot in the primary. The registrar's office is asking voters to do this before Feb. 17.

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Nearly 550,000 people in San Diego County are registered as nonpartisan or no party preference.

San Diego County Registrar of Voters Michael Vu joined Midday Edition on Tuesday to discuss preparations for the upcoming presidential primary.

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Jade Hindmon is the host of KPBS Midday Edition. She connects San Diego through fearless conversations that inform, inspire and make you think. Prior to Midday Edition Jade was a reporter and fill-in anchor in the KPBS newsroom covering everything from politics to policing and the economy. Her award winning work spans network affiliates across the southeast and midwest. As a very proud Rattler, Jade studied broadcast journalism and political science at Florida A&M University. She takes a special interest in topics about democracy, accountability, racial justice, science and wellness.
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Brooke Ruth is the senior producer of Audio News. She previously served as a producer for "KPBS Midday Edition" and a web producer. Before joining KPBS, Brooke was a web editor for four newspapers and a local television station. She began her career in news at the Imperial Valley Press. She has also been part of the web teams at the Napa Valley Register, North County Times, and U-T San Diego. While pursuing her undergraduate degree at UCLA in psychology, she worked on the student newspaper, the Daily Bruin.
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