Fill out a voter registration form; in Box 7 - Choice of Party, instructions read: "If you do not want to register with a party, write "no party" or leave the box blank. Do not write in the word "independent" if you mean "no party," because this might be confused with the name of a political party in your State."
So, writing "no party," "decline to state" (in California), or leaving blank makes you an "independent," without registering you with, say, the American Independent Party.
a person who has registered to vote but has not joined a party is called an independent voter.
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A person who votes in the presidential election but does not vote for a congressional candidate in the same election is known as an independent voter. Another name for an independent voter is unaffiliated voter.
A voter who has signed up with the election board
by filling out a ballot
The Motor-Voter Act (properly known as the National Voter Registration Act) was passed to help voter turn-out. It makes it convenient to register by requiring all states to allow people who apply for a license to also register to vote, whether they conduct business in person or by mail.
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An independent
I'm a independent man.
The Motor-Voter Act of 1993, also known as the National Voter Registration Act, was designed to increase opportunities for Americans to register to vote. It required states to offer voter registration at the same time of applying for or renewing a driver's license or state ID. It aimed to simplify the voter registration process and increase voter participation.
Independent voter