[LorenzoGood]

This is just for primaries, you register to vote with the state as well.

[zahlman]

In Canada, those votes happen independently as decided (deemed necessary) internally by the party, and public participation is much less common.

[buellerbueller]

Still absurd that "free" "democratic" elections are allowed to require party membership, even for the primary.

[schnable]

What's the purpose of a primary election? It's to select a party's candidate for a general election. It's not very obvious that this should even be a democratic process, but if it is, why shouldn't party members be the ones selecting their own candidates?

[lbotos]

How do you envision this working without the "opposing party" poisoning the vote to get a weaker opponent?

[bell-cot]

Is actual party membership required?

Or, in effect, are you just required to claim either that you're more of a cat person, or that you're more of a dog person?