The Colorado Republican Party has filed a lawsuit in federal court to close their primaries to only registered Republican voters. That was the practice in the state for many years until lefties petitioned for a referendum to change the law and allow Unaffiliated voters to vote in party primaries. The Republican Party argues that allowing this empowers leftists to push candidates in Republican primaries who would be weak general election candidates or who do not share the party's policy positions.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/08/colorado-republicans-files-lawsuit-close-its-primary-block/
In North Carolina, our election law specifically provides for state party executive committees to allow or not allow Unaffiliated voters to vote in party primaries. Both party committees in NC have approved this some years ago. For the last several years, there have been efforts in the NC Republican Party to reconsider this issue, but the top state party leadership has adamantly refused to even let it be discussed.
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I have NEVER been registered with party in the almost 50 years I have been voting. The way the parties are now a days I feel even stronger about not being associated with either party. If NC republicans decides to block unaffiliated from voting in their primaries, I will vote in the democrat primary if that is the only choice I have, but I will vote.
It would be interesting to see how the vote turns out and if true strong conservatives get past the primaries without the unaffiliated votes. |
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