Can i vote democrat as an independent

A Primary Election is a preliminary nominating election to select, when necessary, Democratic, Republican and nonpartisan candidates who will run in the General Election contests except candidates for U. The direct vote of the people selects the candidates, rather than votes of convention delegates. If you chose a party affiliation that was anything other than Democratic or Republican, you may vote only in nonpartisan contests.

Note that ballot questions will not appear in the Primary Election. Minor party , other party and independent candidates no party affiliation only appear in the General Election, NOT the Primary Election.

Registered voters can use the Voter Search tool to confirm their party selection. See Checking Your Registration for details. A voter may choose one political party or can decide not to register with a political party.

If a voter does not register with a political party, the voter will be registered as unaffiliated. Contact your local board of elections. Yes, except after the close of voter registration, until voter registration opens up again after an election.

To change your party affiliation, use Maryland's Online Voter Registration System OLVR or submit a new voter registration application or a written request to your local board of elections.

No, you do not. If you do not select a political party on your voter registration application, you will be "unaffiliated" with any political party. This means that you will generally not be able to vote in party primary elections, but you will be able to vote in any nonpartisan primary elections held in your jurisdiction, such as a primary election to select nominees for the board of education.