David, you are a registered Democrat. There are two ways to be a true Independent in the State of Florida. One is to register with the Independent Party of Florida. The other is to register with the third largest group, which is No Party Affiliation, or what I would consider true Independents. What you are doing, imho, is confusing voters because you are a registered Democrat using the system. What you have done is point out another weakness in the election laws in this State which hopefully will be corrected in this next legislative session. Unfortunately, every time they fix something, they usually end up breaking something else. But as it stands, the Department of State, Division of Elections, has said that there is nothing wrong with a candidate actively working to confuse voters, just so long as the little bitty disclaimer is correct.