Never heard of the fee - New York restricts changing parties by making you sit out for a year. Closed primaries there.
The Texas Speaker of the House tried a “loyalty oath” - we’re still trying to get rid of him and his loyal followers.
We have more Democrats listed as Republicans in our state house.
Cochran and Barbour of MS were also democrats that found it convenient and expedient to change parties during the Reagan Revolution, not because of principle, but as a means of retaining power.
RINO = Republican In Name Only
New York is not Florida. Florida has Motor Voter laws. Paying a fee to change party affiliation is not considered a poll tax. You can still vote without changing party affiliation. What has happened is if you come to Florida to live you now register to vote at the DMV office not at the Supervisor of Elections office. Because the drivers license is the ONLY form of identification needed to vote on election day in Florida. So there are all kinds of people who are NOT citizens able to vote only because they have a valid Florida Drivers License. And their address shows up on the rolls because they are registered with DMV. That was the intent of the legislation in the first place.