Of new voters with a party preference, two of every three are Republican.

But according to the polls, 43 percent of voters are undecided and 65 percent have no party preference.

But a stubborn 15 percent of registered voters indicate no party preference.

Each candidate was allowed to write in whatever party preference he or she desired.

Each candidate was allowed to select a party preference.

City council seats are all officially non-partisan by state law, although most members identify a party preference.

No declaration of party preference is required until the voter marks a ballot.

But here in the east, voters are far less entrenched in their party preferences.

Candidates, however, can designate their own party preference on the ballot.

All candidates running in the primary election, regardless of their political party preference (if any), would appear on that ballot.