Can a person who voted democratic or republican in a previous primary file as an independent candidate in the very next primary?
o Yes. A person may file a nominating petition as an independent candidate, even though the individual voted in the previous party primary, as the individual may no longer want to be affiliated with that political party. A problem arises when a person filing as an independent candidate files his or her nominating petition and then votes in a party primary before the general election in which the person filed to be an independent candidate. Voting in the party primary demonstrates that the individual is not independent.
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