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Originally Posted by livius drusus
No ma'am. You can register for one of the two major parties or you can register as an Independent. The major party thing allows you to vote in the primary of whichever party you've chosen, but in the general election all options are open.
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There are also usually minor parties registered within the state, too. For example, were I to declare as a Libertarian or a Green or something, it'd show up as such on my registration. If I were to list a non-registered party, I think it'd show up as Other, or maybe even Unaffiliated.
As far as primary voting, some states have open and some have closed (meaning that you can only vote for candidates in primaries for your affiliated party--this is why I'm a Republican right now). However, I think everyone can vote on ballot issues, but that might be a state-by-state thing, too.