It’s a common misconception, but if you registered “Independent Party” you aren’t “independent” you are a member of your state’s Independent party, who has a platform and agenda you may or may not agree with. What you actually want is called an “unaffiliated” voter status. The good news is, all you have to do is…nothing!

LA Times had a good summary a few years back: https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-american-independent-party-california-registration-card-20180405-story.html

You don’t need to register with any party to show you don’t like R or D, do nothing or choose "unaffiliated if you want to be “little i independent”.

Examples:

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  • over_clox@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    You mean people have to register under a particular political party? I’m a registered voter, and there’s no field for which party I’d be in support of.

    I just looked at my registration card, sounds like a load of horse shit to me.

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      5 months ago

      I’m in California and I’ve been NPA (No Party Affiliation) for almost my entire voting-age life. So NPA is an option… at least in some states.

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        5 months ago

        I guess you missed my point as well.

        My question was which states even ask political association in the first place?

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        5 months ago

        Exactly the same for me. Never saw any particular party as one worth affiliation with my voting choices though I do end up voting for Democrat backed choices most often.

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      It depends on the state. When I lived in Florida, there was a party on my id card. In Texas, there isn’t, though you can only vote in one party’s primary (including any runoffs) per election.

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        Texas, no party listed, the last couple of cycles I’ve voted in the Republican primary to try to help a least worst candidate.

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      5 months ago

      In many states, in order to vote in the primary elections of a party you have to be registered to that party.