Posted on 08/14/2022 7:51:16 AM PDT by cotton1706
The governing body of the ALGOP voted Saturday to approve a resolution calling for the Legislature to require voters to register with a party before they can vote in that party's primary.
The resolution passed with 81% of the vote.
The vote after an eventful primary season, which saw close calls and ballot errors. The vote does not bind the House and Senate, and the party left the details to the Legislature to figure out.
"The direct implementation would be left to the legislation," said John Wahl, chairman of the Alabama Republican Party.
Alabama is one of 15 states with an "open primary," which allows supporters of one party to vote in another party's primary. Crossover voting here hasn't been quantified because voters do not declare a party affiliation when they register.
The Republicans have won supermajorities in the state Legislature since 2010 and in every statewide elected office.
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Perhaps. And this would have been prevented by a closed primary how? Describe the procedure that keeps Democrats from voting in a Republican primary.
That is the point of the article.
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