On October 2, oral argument will be heard in Boydston v Padilla in San Bernardino County Superior Court, CIV-DS-1921480. This is the case filed last year by the Independent Voters Project, which argues that the California election laws concerning the presidential primary violate the state and federal constitutions.

In California, each qualified party is entitled to its own presidential primary, and each party is free to decide for itself whether to allow independent voters to vote in its primary. Independent Voters Project argues that the system discriminates against voters who are registered independents. In both 2016 and 2020, the Democratic, Libertarian, and American Independent Parties allowed independents to vote in their presidential primaries. The Republican, Green, and Peace & Freedom Parties did not. The plaintiffs failed to get injunctive relief last year, and the new hearing is to decide declaratory relief. Here is the brief of the Independent Voters Project. The brief does not mention that the true purpose of a presidential primary is to elect delegates to party presidential national conventions. Thanks to Chad Peace for the link.