New Mexico Bill to Convert Primaries from Closed to Semi-Closed

Four New Mexico representatives have introduced HJR 5, a proposed constitutional amendment. It would provide that independent voters could choose any party’s primary ballot. If a party refuses to allow independents to vote in its primary, it would be required to pay the election-administration costs of that primary. The sponsors are two Democrats (Meredith A. Dixon and Joy Garratt) and two Republicans (Kelly K. Fajardo and T. Ryan Lane). Thanks to Rick Lass for this news. Here is the text.


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New Mexico Bill to Convert Primaries from Closed to Semi-Closed — 5 Comments

  1. If states had filing fees in lieu of petition requirements, they could collect money to pay for both the primary and general elections.

  2. TOTAL Election costs as pct of USA GDP ???

    More or less than 0.1 pct ???


    Govts tax/borrow — spend now about 40 pct of GDP.

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