Connecticut Representative Linda Schofield (D-Simsbury) has introduced H5730, to provide that independent voters may vote in a party primary. Currently, Connecticut law lets each party decide for itself whether to let independent voters vote in its primary or not.
Connecticut Representative Sean J. Williams (R-Watertown) has introduced H5226, to eliminate the ability of state and local parties to choose nominees by convention, and provide that parties would nominate for all partisan office by primary. Currently, Connecticut major parties choose nominees in conventions, but anyone not chosen is free to circulate a petition and thereby force a primary for that office. But, most of the time, there are no primaries in Connecticut for most partisan offices.
Representative Williams has also introduced a bill to move the primary (for office other than President) from August to June.
P.R. and App.V. — NO primary elections are needed.
How about a bill to revoke any government’s ability to interfere in party business??
Schofield has also introduce HJ-4 which would cut the number of state representatives and senators in half while increasing their term from two years to four years.
How about 3 member legislative bodies with life terms with hereditary succession — to get rid of those bothersome elections ???
What happened on 19 Apr 1775 in Mass. ???
Ironically, it was Tashjian v. Republican Party of Connecticut (1986) in which the US Supreme Court empowered parties to invite independents to vote in their primaries. This ruling struck down the CT law that prohibited parties from inviting independents.
In my view, it’s also unconstitutional for a state to force parties to let independents vote in their primaries… that’s up to each party.
# 5 Nominations by PUBLIC Electors of PUBLIC candidates for PUBLIC offices is PUBLIC business — totally subject to PUBLIC LAWS.
— a pre-school point messed up by the SCOTUS party hacks in the 2000 CA blanket primary case.
i.e. 1. ALL Electors — top 2 primary areas.
2. SOME Electors — in party hack gangs with or without independents and/or other party hack gangs.
Parties should decide who chooses their nominees.