Decline to State
Decline to State (DTS) was an affiliation designation on the California voter registration form that allows voters to register to vote without choosing a party affiliation. It is similar to what in other states would be called declaring oneself as an independent. As of October 19, 2020[update], 23.97% of California's registered voters have "no party preference".[1]
In February 1999, 13% of registered voters in California declined to state a party affiliation. That figure had risen to 18% by January 2006, and to 20% by October 2008. The growth of the category Decline to State follows California's switch from the
On June 26, 2000, the
The Democratic and Republican parties had both allowed voters who decline to state a party affiliation to vote in all of their respective primary elections until the 2008 presidential primary election, in which the Republican party disallowed the practice.
See also
References
- California Secretary of State. October 19, 2020.
- ^ California Democratic Party v. Jones Cornell University Law School