Affiliation (with a political party)

A person becomes affiliated with a political party when the person is accepted to vote in the party’s primary election or applies for and is provided an early voting or limited primary ballot to be voted by mail. Alternatively, a person may become affiliated with a political party when the person takes an oath of affiliation at the precinct convention. A person must be affiliated with a political party to be eligible to: (1) serve as a delegate to or otherwise participate in a convention held by a party; (2) be elected as a member of or be appointed to fill a vacancy on a state executive committee; or (3) be appointed to fill a vacancy on a county executive committee. To be eligible to affiliate with a political party, a person must be a registered voter or eligible to vote a limited ballot at the time of affiliating. A person who is affiliated with a political party is ineligible to become affiliated with another political party during the same voting year. Any party affiliation expires at the end of the voting year (calendar year) in which the person became affiliated.