On July 30, Michael Polelle, an independent voter in Florida, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his case against closed primaries. Florida has closed primaries. Polelle argues that the U.S. Constitution requires that he be allowed to vote in partisan primaries. Here is his cert petition.
The case is Polelle v Byrd, 25-147.
The constitution does not require primaries at all, much less dictate how they should be conducted.
The trouble with Florida elections is that the primaries are deciding the outcome of the general election. That means most voters don’t have a say in their election officials unless they change their political parties. That isn’t a free choice if someone wants an effective vote.
@RF,
Once Florida decided to have a primary, they are obligated to conduct them in a manner that is compliant with the US Constitution. In this case the plaintiff is arguing that the 1st and 14th Amendments apply.
NOOO PRIMARIES
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This case was docketed on August 7th. Deadline for amicus briefs is therefore Monday, September 8th.
https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/25-147.html
Primaries determine the endorsements of political parties. Political parties should determine who if anyone they endorse through whatever means they want, but they should pay for and administer whatever means those are with no government help or construction or financing.