Proud American Mom!

[Pooh's Pal]

I am so proud of my DD. She is heading off to college in the fall and told me that yesterday she had stopped by our local town hall office and registered to vote! I asked her what party she choose and she said: "No Party" adding she has to learn more about all of the candidates, before she gets her absentee ballot at school!
She is really growing up on me...Way too fast!

July 4th Parade-Captain of the Colorguard!

 

[EsmeraldaX]

Sounds like she has a good head on her shoulders. You should be very proud indeed. Great picture!

 

[Nancy]

Good for her! I registered at 18 with no party affiliation...and at 46 I still have none and don't want any...i don't want to be labeled dem or rep.

 

[tar heel]

When my oldest son registered, the Board of Elections person said that a lot of young people register "Unaffiliated."

After four years as a Republican and 25 years as a Democrat, I recently changed my registration to Unaffiliated also. While the impetus was a hotly contested local election (I wanted to do my part to oust an incumbent), I plan to keep that registration.

In North Carolina, Unaffiliated voters can choose a primary to vote in each time. That is a fairly recent change or I would have switched my registration sooner.

 

[Dan Murphy]

Very nice, Pooh's Pal, the right attitude. I too have voted both sides over the years, whoever is the best.

And a nice picture too, thanks for sharing.

 

[BedKnobbery2]

Congratulations on raising such a smart young lady, Pooh's Pal!

I'm also registered unaffiliated (or, in my state, "Independent"). However, for the first time ever I'm considering changing that status, so I can vote in future primaries.

 

[Pooh's Pal]

Thanks everyone....Sometimes she just floors me! I guess as they say: "I've done good"!!!

Today we went to the bank where she has a savings account and she opened her own checking account, what's next? Oh...Please, no credit cards!!!"

 

[shortbun]

Please explain to your daughter that she will be missing a large
part of the primary experience as an independent. She may be
missing that part of the puzzle this early in life. Over the years,
I have switched parties twice for primary elections over a few
years as I was leaning locally toward the republican candidates.
Polling officials will allow a few changes but may challenge your
changing after a while. DH for instance, went republican five
years ago to vote for McCain in the republican primary. the primary is a very big part of voting and with no party affliliation,
one only votes on the issues.

 

[Pooh's Pal]

Originally posted by shortbun
Please explain to your daughter that she will be missing a large
part of the primary experience as an independent. She may be
missing that part of the puzzle this early in life. Over the years,
I have switched parties twice for primary elections over a few
years as I was leaning locally toward the republican candidates.
Polling officials will allow a few changes but may challenge your
changing after a while. DH for instance, went republican five
years ago to vote for McCain in the republican primary. the primary is a very big part of voting and with no party affiliation,
one only votes on the issues.

I totally agree, but unfortunately she doesn't turn 18 until Sept. 12th and she was told at our little town hall that she has to be 18yrs.old--twenty days before the primaries!
So they took her registration, they will hold it till 9/12 (they do this for alot of college bound students) and also gave her the absentee ballot request form to send to them once she has her exact college address, so they can mail her the ballot in October. Yes she's still only 17, but atleast she's thinking ahead!