question asked when I voted early-- (Weir: drivers license, title, registered)

[loves2read]

one of the women working the polls asked me if I wanted Republican or Democratic ballot--that was no problem since you can only vote either/or and they are on separate ballots

BUT then she asked if I wanted my voter registration card stamped as Republican or Democratic

I thought that it was illegal to ask that question any more--isn't it--
you can't be registered as Republican or Democrat any more

there is no reason to do that--the machine will know if I voted Republican if there is a run off and I come back to vote...so that someone can't cross over to the Republican run-off if s/he voted Democratic in the primary

but there is no reason to mark my voter card either way except as a marker for future general elections...that is sneeky

I had friend who voted in Republican primary at the same voting location and SHE was not asked that question--which makes me think the problem was with a pushy election official...

[love roses]

I've not been asked that question or told I needed my card stamped.

[texasdiver]

Sounds odd. I've never even brought my voter registration card to the polls. I just show my drivers license. No one ever asked me to show it much less stamp it.

My party affiliation is marked on the voter rolls that the poll workers have in front of them so I'm not sure what stamping your card would accomplish anyway.

[TXNGL]

Weird. The last primary I voted in, all they did was ask me which ballot.

[WillysB]

They should, without question or hesitation, mark your voter reg card according to the ballot you received for voting. The purpose is that if there were a runoff you could vote only in the same party as your original primary ballot. That's why there's the vertical line says... Voted in ..................... primary.

Unless of course, those rules have changed.

You might want to contact your county registrar to discuss. There should be no discussion at the balloting location other than which ballot, Rep or Dem.

[TXNGL]

I'm looking at my card and I see it now, it is stamped that I voted in the primary in `08. Never noticed that before. Nobody asked me whether I want it stamped, so I still say something is fishy where you are, loves2read.

[texdav]

Mine always has been when I loved ina primary.

[brattpowered]

They stamped mine when i voted in the primary too

[CptnRn]

They asked us if we wanted it stamped, which surprised me, they used to just stamp it, period. They said having it stamped would entitle you to attend the party caucus and vote in it if there was a run-off.

[raa1371]

I didn't have my card with me when I voted, but they did hand me a slip of paper with my info & which party I voted in. They said I could use that paper if I wanted to attend the caucus.