New Citizens Say GOP Took Away Their Right To Choose
"These new citizens that were coming out and maybe did not know much of what was going on were all registering Republican," Cross said. "Not by choice, but by someone else's choice."Clyde Collins, who runs the local Democratic Party, says this practice is not right, and as informed federal officials about the incident. They told him an investigation is underway."First of all, it violates your fundamental right," Collins said. "You have right to decide which political party you wish to enroll."Collins says those who were sworn in last week will be contacted and told they have the right to register for the party of their choice.
For Cruz, that is what's important."I think you should be able to choose who you want to vote for," he said.For the record, any registered voter can vote for any candidate of any party in a general election, but in most primaries in Florida, people can only vote for candidates of their own party.Channel 4 has tried contracting federal officials about this issue since last Friday and have not received a response, nor have local Republican leaders responded. Folio Weekly will have more on this story in this week's paper.Copyright 2004 by News4Jax.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.







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