Governor signs bill allowing independent voters to automatically disaffiliate after primary voting

"STATE HOUSE — Gov. Dan McKee has signed legislation introduced by Rep. Patricia A. Serpa and Sen. Leonidas P. Raptakis allowing independent voters in primary elections to automatically disaffiliate. Under previous law, when a voter who was not affiliated with any political party chose to vote in a party primary, that voter was automatically registered as being affiliated with that party. Those voters couldchoose to disaffiliate immediately by filling out a form. The new law (2024-H 7662, 2024-S 2418A) makes that disaffiliation automatic for all independent voters."

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