When an "independent" votes what happens to that vote since they aren't affiliated with any party?
413756
in the primaries they have to pick one party and vote in their primaries and they can't vote in both
817729
No. The elected candidates are mostly those who contested as independent candidates. The voters are not going to be guided on communal or caste lines basing on which various political parties had given party tickets to candidates most of whom have lost even their deposit. It is a warning to the Samajbadi Party of Mulayam Singh Yadav who has been dependent on Muslim votes by appeasement to them.
743224
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE
700491
I don't vote for the party and I don't vote for "the person".  I vote for the issues.  If I don't know how a candidate stands, I have a phone, I can call and ask.  People who don't care enough to do a little research should lose their vote.
719449
Votes for each election are counted (as far as I'm aware you can only vote in the constituency that you are registered to vote in), winner is the one with the most votes!  Simple, but effective!\n\nThe party which wins the most seats (areas of voting) gets into power.\n\nIf you've voted by post then your vote is only counted in your constituency.\n\nAt least that's how I understand it.  \n\nAs for the smartarse comment 'they actually have a system', for information purposes, the British Parliamentry system is the second oldest behind, surprisingly, Iceland's!
1151106
they are an independent
943555
it is usually volunteers from both main parties.  Electioneering and campaigning is illegal within 100 feet of polling places.
1067783
There are always going to be people who vote, if only for themselves. It'd be funny to see a 1 to 1 tie, though.
1177101
Look at both sides of each party, identify with which sides holds your beliefs and there you go. You can also be an independant which means you do not subscribe to a particular political party and just vote for whoever you identify yourself with more at the time of election.
845466
you only do if you want to vote in that party's primary.  If you only vote in general elections, you don't need to
980905
I don't vote along party lines
452552
I will vote according to who I like...whether he is in my party or not.  If I don't like either candidate, I do a write in.  I cannot in good conscience vote for someone that I do not trust to hold that office.  That is why I did a write-in the past two presidential elections.
993681
A primary election is when the political parties decide who their candidates will be in the general election.  So if you're Republican, you can only vote for those candidates in the Republican party.  Whoever wins the election will face the winner of the votes in the other parties during the general election.
945684
Your sample ballot tells you where to vote. If you don't have a sample ballot you have no business voting.
997505
I personally am opposed to the idea of voting for the other guy just because I don't like his opponent.  If you don't truly believe in the candidate you are voting for, find another one.  As much as people don't think much of third party candidates, I feel that if people voted for a candidate that they believed in instead of "you have to vote for one the two main parties or you through your vote away" we would have a much different country today.
772816
OK civics 101. Primaries are elections that determine who will have a party's nomination. If 5 dems are running for governor, there is a primary where the dems vote for who they want. That person gets the nomination. If there are 5 reps running for governor, there is a primary where the reps vote for who they want. That person gets the nomination. Independents are not allowed to vote in primaries except for judges and amendments/propositions/referendums. \n\nIn the general election TOMORROW. everyone votes for who they want regardless of party. If elections were won because people HAD to vote their party affiliation, then what would be the point of general elections?
1023353
No way!  I will probably NEVER vote a straight party ticket. You should evaluate each individual on their own merit before voting for them.