Voters will not have to declare party preference in Aug. 7 primary election

When voters head to the polls for the Aug. 7 primary election, they will be voting in an “open” primary. After arriving at their respective polling location, every voter will be given a ballot with a column listing both Democratic and Republican candidates. Voters then decide which party primary they wish to participate in by voting only in the column of their party choice. Voting for candidates in more than a single party’s column will void the entire partisan ballot. For example, if voters wanted to vote for one of the five Republican candidates for Midland County sheriff or the one of the two Republicans candidates for 98th District state representative, they would not be able to vote in any of the Democratic races.


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