Carla Marinucci, San Francisco Chronicle Political Writer, published this article on August 21, titled “State GOP May Restrict Primary to Party Members.” The article says that the state party convention on September 25-27 will consider changing the rule that now permits independent voters to vote for all public office (except president) in Republican primaries.
It is true that the idea of excluding independents is on the agenda, but the sponsor of the idea, Jon Fleischman, one of the 9 vice-chairs of the state party, has been introducing his idea at each of the preceding ten state conventions, and each time the party votes against the idea, and votes to continue letting independents vote. It is not likely that the Republican state convention in Indian Wells next month will exclude independent voters from the non-presidential Republican primaries.
Again – the party hack regimes are NOT independent all powerful nation-state regimes able to do whatever THEY want.
PUBLIC nominations for PUBLIC offices is PUBLIC business — i.e. TOTALLY controlled by PUBLIC laws.
Much too difficult for the armies of New Age MORON judges to understand.
Demo Rep – California law allows the state organizations of each qualified party to decide whether to allow independent voters (“decline-to-state” in California) to vote in their primary.
It is the right of the Republican Party of California to decide this matter, but the story points out that the GOP would hurt its image with independent voters by not giving them the choice of a Republican primary ballot.
The option stuff is one more CRAZY activity — par for the course in CA.
A subgroup of ALL PUBLIC Electors having the alleged power whether or not to permit other PUBLIC Electors to vote with the subgroup in PUBLIC nominations for PUBLIC officers — very primitive tribal stuff.
NO need for party hack caucuses, primaries and conventions.
Equal nominating petitions to get directly on [general] election ballots.
P.R. and nonpartisan A.V.
In Tashjian v. Connecticut Republican Party (1986), the U. S. Supreme Court empowered parties to invite independents to vote in their primaries. Although it’s really not necessary, many states go ahead and enact laws reiterating that parties have this power.
If a party does not invite independents, a voter who wants to participate in that party’s primary should simply register with the party.