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While the Secretary of State's site still hasn't been updated, the Democratic party issued a press release yesterday welcoming "independents" in their primary.

Independents are those who "decline to state" a political party.

How does this work? "Political parties have until 135 days prior to an election to provide a written notice to the Secretary of State indicating the adoption of a rule allowing decline to state voters to vote the ballot of that individual party." Now that the Democrats have provided written notice, all you "decline to state" voters can join in the Howard Dean nominating fun next Spring! Future primary elections will require another written notice from the Party.