Nonpartisan voters face hurdles in Calif. primary
By Jeremy B. White, Sacramento Bee
With the presidential nominating contest about to conclude in California, elections experts are warning that voters who aren’t registered with a party could miss out on a chance to help pick the Democratic standard-bearer.
As California’s fastest-growing voter bloc, people without a party play an increasingly instrumental role in elections. They can vote in this year’s Democratic primary, which will cap a nominating process in which candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are still competing.
But they must take some extra steps to do so, fueling concerns that the additional requirements will prevent unaffiliated voters from participating.