U.S. District Court Upholds Colorado’s Semi-Closed Primary System

Posted on by February 5, 2024

On February 2, U.S. District Court Judge Philip A. Brimmer issued an order in Colorado Republican Party v Griswold, 1:23cv-1948. He denied the Republican Party’s request for an injunction against the semi-closed primary as it pertains to the Republican Party. Colorado law says independents may vote in a party primary unless that party’s state central committee, by a 75% or more vote, does not want independents to vote in its primary.

Although the Colorado Republican Party doesn’t want independents to vote in its primary, there isn’t 75% support for exclusion in the party committee. The judge might have ruled differently if the law allowed no means for the party to bar independents from its primary. The judge also noted that there is little evidence that allowing independents to vote in the Republican Party actually changes the outcome of the contests. Here is the Order.

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U.S. District Court Upholds Colorado’s Semi-Closed Primary System — 8 Comments

  1. ONE MORE REASON TO ABOLISH ALL PARTY HACK EXTREMIST CAUCUSES, PRIMARIES AND CONVENTIONS FOR OFFICE NOMINATIONS.
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    one Election Day

    equal nom pets/filing fees for ballot access

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