Purpose:
This page is intended to inform people of the exact requirements to vote for Ron Paul in their state's primary election. Some states require that you be affiliated with a party before you can vote for a member of that party in a primary election. New York is one such state. Others, like Colorado, will allow you to pick up a ballot from either party the day of the primary election and vote for your favorite candidate regardless of their affiliation. It is my hope that this page will help his supporters participate in the upcoming Primaries and Caucuses around the country by informing them of anything & everything they need to do and by when they need to have it done.

Attention helpers:
I need the rest of these states filled in and I need to have links to the official state websites citing your sources please. If you are willing to help out then please ping me in the IRC channel, reply to my comment here (dailypaul.com), or reply to the thread here (ronpaulforums.com) and let me know what states you can fill in, quotes that contain the information from the official sites, and the links to the pages from the official state website that contain the information that you are quoting. I did CO as an example.
One place to start.

Links to any (official) online registration sites, locateions to register or instructions would also be appreciated along with any other helpful information.

Thanks guys & gals,
RiverRat

Not offical or detaild but helpful info.
Detailed but not official

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California currently has a "modified" closed primary system. SB 28 (Ch. 898, Stats. 2000), relating to primary elections, was chaptered on September 29, 2000 and took effect on January 1, 2001. SB 28 implemented a "modified" closed primary system that permits unaffiliated ("decline to state") voters to participate in a primary election if authorized by an individual party's rules and duly noticed by the Secretary of State.
Source
Presidential Primary Election: February 5th
General CA voter information Guide
(Thanks t3soro)

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Q: What is the difference between a Primary and a General Election?
A: The State of Colorado holds regularly scheduled state elections every two years; a Primary election in August and a General election in November.

On the August Primary election day, voters affiliated with a major party may cast a ballot for those candidates of that party. If there is a minor party contest for an office those affiliated with that minor party may cast a ballot for those candidates. Unaffiliated electors may declare affiliation with one of the major or minor parties and cast that parties (sic) ballot.

The nominated candidates from each party's primary ballot will be placed on the November General Election ballot. The winner of the November General Election will hold office.
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Primary 2/5/08. Register by 1/7/08
In the state of Georgia, you do not have to register by political party to vote in the state's regular primaries or general elections.
Source
Registration Application
(Thanks dcorbin)

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Voter Information
What is the Iowa Caucus?

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Q: Must I choose a party when I register?
A: Kentucky has closed party primary elections.You must register as a Democrat or Republican to vote in that party's May primary election. If you choose a different party registration other than Democrat or Republican, you cannot vote in their respective primaries, but may vote in nonpartisan city and judicial primaries.

Q: May I change my political party affiliation?
A: You may change your political party affiliation at any time on or before December 31 to remain eligible to vote in the following primary election. You simply need to fill out a new voter registration card and return it to your county clerk by the December 31 deadline.
Registration Guide (PDF)
(Thanks Eaglet)

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(incompletly searched)

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A registered voter desiring to affiliate with a party or change their party affiliation must file a Political Party Affiliation Declaration Form 50 days before an election.
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If you are a registered member of the Green Party, Libertarian Party, Natural Law Party, Reform Party, or U.S. Constitution Party, you cannot vote in either the Democratic or Republican Primary.

If you are a previously affiliated voter who becomes unaffiliated, you must file the declaration form no later than 50 days before the primary in order to vote in either primary.

Declaration must be filed no later than 50 days preceding the primary in which the voter wishes to vote. A newly registered voter, an unaffiliated voter or a voter who has never voted in a primary election, can affiliate with the Democratic or Republican Party on the day of the primary.
Party Affiliation Declaration Form
(Thanks xen_caapn)

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It appears that it's a closed primary but we still haven't found the necessary quotes for voter registration. (On official sites)
Voter Registration Instructions
FAQ (This page doesn't have the needed data but is helpful)
Colfax County (see VOTING)
(Other resource)
AFL-CIO info
(Thanks Aleister)

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"Whenever the ballot of any person, voted in an affidavit envelope in the manner prescribed by this chapter, is rejected under the provisions of this chapter on the grounds that such person is not a qualified voter of the election district wherein he sought to vote, or is not duly enrolled in the party in whose primary he sought to vote, the board of elections shall immediately notify such person by first class mail directed to the address given in his affidavit, of the rejection of his ballot, together with the reason therefore and the appropriate information on the times and places where he may register, re-register, enroll, or change or correct his enrollment. Where appropriate, a form of application for personal registration by mail shall be included with such notice."
p. 121, section 5-403 (PDF)

At a primary election, a voter whose registration poll record is in the ledger shall be permitted to vote only in the primary of the party in which such record shows him to be enrolled unless...
p. 245, section 8-303 (PDF)

If you wish to change your enrollment from one party to another or from not-enrolled to a party, send a Voter Registration Form with your new choice to your county board of elections. The board will notify you when the change takes place, by Law, after the next general election.
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(Thanks BillStClair)

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"Having spoke with the Summit County Board of Elections and researched the Ohio Revised Code, my understanding of the Ohio primary process is this: A voter's party affiliation is determined by the party ballot the voter chooses at the poll. If the voter has never voted in a primary before, the voter's current affiliation will not prevent him from selecting the Republican ballot. If the voter has participated in a past primary and selected a Democratic ballot, the voter would be wise to go about changing their party affiliation before the May 4th primary. I will call a few more counties to verify this information is correct." (researched by jron)
The Law

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3513.19 Challenges at primary elections.

(A) It is the duty of any judge of elections , whenever any judge of elections doubts that a person attempting to vote at a primary election is legally entitled to vote at that election, to challenge the right of that person to vote. The right of a person to vote at a primary election may be challenged upon the following grounds:

(1) That the person whose right to vote is challenged is not a legally qualified elector;

(2) That the person has received or has been promised some valuable reward or consideration for the person’s vote;

(3) That the person is not affiliated with or is not a member of the political party whose ballot the person desires to vote. Such party affiliation shall be determined by examining the elector’s voting record for the current year and the immediately preceding two calendar years as shown on the voter’s registration card, using the standards of affiliation specified in the seventh paragraph of section 3513.05 of the Revised Code. Division (A)(3) of this section and the seventh paragraph of section 3513.05 of the Revised Code do not prohibit a person who holds an elective office for which candidates are nominated at a party primary election from doing any of the following:

(a) If the person voted as a member of a different political party at any primary election within the current year and the immediately preceding two calendar years, being a candidate for nomination at a party primary held during the times specified in division (C)(2) of section 3513.191 of the Revised Code provided that the person complies with the requirements of that section;

(b) Circulating the person’s own petition of candidacy for party nomination in the primary election.

(B) When the right of a person to vote is challenged upon the ground set forth in division (A)(3) of this section, membership in or political affiliation with a political party shall be determined by the person’s statement, made under penalty of election falsification, that the person desires to be affiliated with and supports the principles of the political party whose primary ballot the person desires to vote.

Effective Date: 08-22-1995; 05-02-2006

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3513.20 Effect of challenge to voter at primary.

Before any challenged person shall be allowed to vote at a primary election, the person shall make a statement, under penalty of election falsification, before one of the precinct officials, blanks for which shall be furnished by the board of elections, giving name, age, residence, length of residence in the precinct, county, and state; stating that the person desires to be affiliated with and supports the principles of the political party whose ballot the person desires to vote; and giving all other facts necessary to determine whether the person is entitled to vote in that primary election. The statement shall be returned to the office of the board with the pollbooks and tally sheets.

If a person challenged refuses to make that statement under penalty of election falsification, the person shall be permitted to vote a provisional ballot under section 3505.181 of the Revised Code. If a majority of the precinct officials finds that the statements of a person challenged or the person’s voting record or other evidence shows that the person lacks any of the qualifications required to make the person a qualified elector at the primary election or that the person is not affiliated with or is not a member of the political party whose ballot the person desires to vote, the person shall be permitted to vote a provisional ballot under section 3505.181 of the Revised Code.

Effective Date: 10-20-1981; 05-02-2006

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3503.011 Qualifications of electors for primary elections.

At a primary election every qualified elector who is or will be on the day of the next general election eighteen or more years of age, and who is a member of or is affiliated with the political party whose primary election ballot he desires to vote, shall be entitled to vote such ballot at the primary election.

Effective Date: 03-23-1981

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(Thanks jron)

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CLOSED PRIMARY SYSTEM

Oklahoma has a closed primary system. Only voters who are registered members of a recognized political party may vote for the party's candidates in primary and runoff primary elections. Registered Independent voters may be eligible to vote in party's primaries and runoff primaries if authorized by the party.

However, nonpartisan judicial offices, state questions and county questions often are included in primary elections. All registered voters, including Independents, are entitled to receive those ballots. At general elections, all voters receive the same ballot and may vote for any candidate or question on the ballot.
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CHANGING YOUR REGISTRATION

You may need to change your voter registration.

Changes you may need to make are:
• your address
• your name
• your political affiliation

You must fill out another voter registration application form to change your voter registration. You may change your registration at any time with one exception. You may not change your political affiliation during the period from June 1 through August 31, inclusive, in any even-numbered year. The last day on which you may change your political affiliation before the closed period is May 31; the first day on which you may change your political affiliation after the closed period is September 1.
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Registration Form (PDF)

Index of other information.
(Thanks burnice)

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Qualifications of Registered Voters at a Primary
Individuals must be registered and enrolled in a political party to vote in that party's primary.

All registered electors are entitled to vote on constitutional amendments and ballot questions and in all special elections that might be held concurrently with a primary.
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Voter Registration Application Deadlines

Pennsylvania law provides that the deadline to apply to register to vote is 30 days prior to each election.

Applications received after that date will be processed for the next primary, special, municipal or general election.
Source
Application Form (PDF)

Important!

Application Information for Individuals Applying to Register to Vote!
Once registered to vote, an individual is not required to register again unless he or she should change his or her residence, name, or political party affiliation.

Source
For more information, call 1-800-552-VOTE. (Thanks burnice)

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VOTER REGISTRATION FAQs
Mail in Registration Form (PDF) and County Election Commissions
(Anyone who registers by mail, must vote in person the first time he or she votes after registering.)
(Thanks Eaglet)

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The state central committees for each major political party decide whether to use the results of the Presidential Primary to allocate any of Washington's delegates to the national nominating conventions.

If a political party does not use the primary to allocate its delegates, or uses the results to allocate only a portion of its delegates, it conducts a nominating process using caucuses and/or conventions. The specific details of the caucus and convention process are established in state party rules. (from the FAQ)

2008 Presidential Primary FAQ (PDF) Law
Registration info
(Thanks electrostatic)

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