The South Carolina non-presidential primaries are on June 9. The Republican primary ballot will ask an advisory question, “Do you support giving voters the right to register with the Political Party of your choice?” Currently South Carolina has open primaries, and the voter registration form does not ask about party affiliation. Any voter on primary day is free to choose any party’s primary ballot.
If the idea passes with a big margin, in 2021 the Republican Party will probably try to persuade the legislature, which has a Republican majority, to implement a closed primary. Ironically, this year any voter is free to choose the Republican ballot, and this may motivate persons who don’t normally choose the Republican primary ballot to choose it this year.
NOOO primaries.
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The Georgia Republican Party is asking essentially the same question on its primary ballot on June 9:
“Question 2: Should the Republican primary be limited to voters who have registered as Republicans?”
https://www.ajc.com/news/gen-politics/explainer-what-are-ballot-questions/ZqUHuDFE0vcdaxwIckxBsK/
South Carolina should let political parties determine who may vote in their primary.
When a voter arrives at the polling place, they would announce their na me. Political Control Officers for each party would indicate whether or not the voter may choose their ballot (thumbs up, thumbs down; da, nyet; etc.)
They should administer their own nomination processes for their candidates, whether by primary, caucus, convention, lottery, wrestling match, coin flip, or whatever. The government should in no way pay for, administer or interfere with any party’s candidate selection process.
Ideally, we would get rid of any government printed ballots in the general election as well, and allow as many parties or groups to print and distribute their suggested candidates at their own expense and list or hawking method, or allow voters to print off their own without any group.