The Agenda

I actually had to go down in person to the Board of Canvassers to get the low-down on this, which would have been much more embarrassing if they didn't have to spend fifteen minutes and talk to three higher-ups to get the low-down themselves to answer my question.



The second primary is for state and local offices, not national. We're all done with the national stuff: The official national candidates are, uh, officialised at the national party conventions over the summer, so there'd be no point in us voting on them much later on.



The September primary is for selecting party candidates for state and local offices, like Mr. Morris's.



If you are affiliated with a statewide party, you may only vote in that party's primary. If you are unaffiliated, you may choose one party; you are also then automatically affiliated with that party, but you may file a disaffiliation immediately afterwards, which takes effect after 30 days. (This is the same as registering as 'unaffiliated'.)



If you are not registered at all, you must do so at least 30 calendar days before any primary or election you wish to vote in.



As with any election, your choices are not limited to the names appearing on the ballot.



Possibly unrelated, I'm pretty sick of my current job.