U.S. District Court Judge J. Michelle Childs will hold a trial in Greenville County Republican Party v State of South Carolina, 6:10-cv-1407. The trial is set for August 1, 2012, almost a year away. In the meantime, both sides will identify expert witnesses and conduct discovery. Because this case will take so long to reach a decision, the status quo will prevail for the 2012 presidential primary. All voters will be able to vote in the 2012 Republican presidential primary, even though the party, not the taxpayers, is paying for administration of the primary.
MONSTROUS.
Obviously there are ONLY legal questions.
Trials are for determing disputed facts.
I’m with the GOP on this one. If they are paying for the contest, then Republicans only should vote. In saying this it appears that SC doesn’t ask for a party on the voter registration form. I do wonder how they will figure out who is and isn’t a Republican and eligible to vote in the primary.