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Party affiliation pertains to partisan primary elections held in even-numbered years where political parties are nominating candidates to represent their party on the November General Election Ballot.
Party affiliation does not apply to general elections or non-partisan municipal elections held in odd-numbered years.
If you currently belong to a political party and would like to switch, or if you do not belong to a political party, you can submit a request through the online form or print and return the request to our office.
To change your party affiliation, fill out the form, then return it to our office by email, U.S. Postal Mail, or in-person during office hours.
Printed affiliation forms require a physical signature. We cannot legally accept electronic signatures.
The deadline for voters who currently belong to a political party to join a different party is April 1, 2026.
Voters who don't currently belong a political party have until June 12, 2026 to join a party and receive a by-mail ballot. Any voter that joins a party prior to April 1, 2026 and would subsequently like to change parties will not have their party status changed until after the June 23 primary election.
If you don't currently belong to a political party, you are not required to join. You may vote in open primary elections if you are not a member of a party by requesting a ballot from our office.
Some political parties choose to limit who votes in their primary elections to members of the party. Only party members are allowed to vote in closed party elections. Any voter, regardless of party membership, is allowed to vote in open party elections. A list of parties by status is below.