Turns out I'm a Democrat after all, as confirmed by the now-fixed online database at the state Secretary of State's web site.

A legislative candidate uncovered a glitch in the secretary of state's Web site that lists Democrats' party affiliation as "unaffiliated."  Denver Democrat Liz Adams said she was appalled by the error, which the secretary of state's office says is being fixed and is "not a problem."

[...] Adams said she checked her own registration after some friends called to say they went to the link and discovered they were wrongly listed as unaffiliated voters.  Adams, a registered Democrat since July 12, 1990, discovered that she also was listed as "unaffiliated."

"I am so angry about this, I can't tell you," she said.

Secretary of state spokesman Rich Coolidge said the office is working to fix the site. But he disagreed it was a problem, saying that if voters check with their county clerks, they will get the correct information.

Sure -- whenever I go to the Secretary of State's database and get an answer, I always assume the data must be wrong and check with the County Clerk instead. 

Well, I'll assume that now, at least.

I try not to be conspiratorial, but does anyone else find it odd that the office of the Secretary of State, a Republican, doesn't see a "problem" that Democrats (only) are being told they are actually Unaffiliated and cannot vote in the caucuses?

(Margie, by the bye, remains Unaffiliated ... no party for her!)

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Woot!

Yeah, I found it just completely odd and out of character that the GOP Secretary of State so no problem with only Democrats being effected.

**rolls eyes**

Yeah, I almost spit my Tea out at lunch reading that and figured that might have been the problem for you as well.

And, so, again, thankee sir.

Paper ballots are a really, really good idea across the country.

According to the Denver Post, the problem affected both Dems and Republicans.

This is a very minor issue," Coffman said. "The information has been available all along at their (voters') respective county clerk's office. And it's being corrected. It will be updated tonight or by tomorrow morning."

Dude, your database was wrong. People go to your web page and trust the information. They aren't going to necessarily shop around for a second opinion.

Or, looked at another way, if it's a "minor issue" and the data is so easily obtainable elsewhere, why are you actually bothering to post it?

The state Republican Party wasn't aware of the problem, said its chairman, Dick Wadhams, and he dismissed the Democratic Party's criticisms.

"It's the job of the Democratic Party to be critical of a Republican secretary of state," Wadhams said. "I'm confident that (Coffman) will correct the problem as soon as possible."

And this is the party who's always harping on "voter fraud" and the need for accurate, thorough records? Yeesh.