Why do Americans have their political affiliation publicly registered?

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In a lot of countries voting is by secret ballot so why in the US do people have their affiliation publicly registered? The point of secret ballots is to avoid harassment from political opponents, is this not a problem over there?

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In my state, for primaries you can vote in the republican primary or the democrat primary, but not both. I am an independent but I choose to vote in the republican primary to keep nutjobs like trump (or people who vehemently support him) off the ballot. I wonder if that classifies me as a “registered” republican.

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