Iowa Representative Derek Wulf (R-Hudson) has introduced HF 353. It bars candidates from primaries if they have been members of another party during the preceding year. Here is the text. It also bars voters from voting in primaries if they have been members of another party during the preceding thirty days, and it attempts to extend this rule to party caucuses.
In 1986 the U.S. Supreme Court decision Tashjian v Republican Party of Connecticut said that if parties wish to nominate a non-member, the First Amendment freedom of association clause protects their ability to do that. Courts in Colorado and New Mexico have struck down duration of party membership laws, in situations in which the party didn’t want the restriction.
The simpler solution is to eliminate state recognition of “nominations” by political organizations.
noooo primaries — now full of extremist hacks/monsters
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“In 1986 the U.S. Supreme Court decision Tashjian v Republican Party of Connecticut said that if parties wish to nominate a non-member, the First Amendment freedom of association clause protects their ability to do that. Courts in Colorado and New Mexico have struck down duration of party membership laws, in situations in which the party didn’t want the restriction.”
Fortunately in those cases, the Courts reaffirmed the rights of parties to exercise control over their own nominations.
Government run, financed, or regulated primaries were never a good idea.
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BAAADE OLDE DAYS –
NOOO SECRET BALLOTS — PARTY GANG MACHINE BOSSES CONTROLLING NOMINATIONS >>> JOB PURGES / BRIBES/ ETC
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SECRET BALLOTS >>> GOVT PARTY PRIMARIES 1888-1890
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NOW MORE GANG BOSS CONTROL OF PRIMARIES — ANTI BALLOT ACCESS FOR 3RDS/INDEES
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NOOOO PRIMARIES
ONE ELECTION DAY
EQUAL BALLOT ACCESS
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Good old days compared to what we have had ever since.